Hi Randy,
I was surprised by his response as well.
Here was a second response I received and am not sure how to take. Sounds to me like he's fishing for information on me, rather than saying one way or the other whether he agrees with the issue the franchise has raised. I figured I would tell him that the owners directed me to them, and ask him in what way he believes he can be of "assistance".
Despite his fishing for info on me, I found this response to be much less "attitudinal". This was a different indivudual than before. The first guy who responded was "co-counsel" which is underneath "general counsel" in the legal pecking order.
Peace,
goldphoenix
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=208581018-31032004>& I hope you understand the need for this information and will forward&it if you would like our assistance.& </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=208581018-31032004>Thank you, </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=208581018-31032004>Keith Clark</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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