Eric,
While the story is murky, I got the impression Murray was hired late in
the game, had an IT background, and was not allowed in the plant;until
the trial was over, let alone allowed in the customers plant.
If IH and Rossi signed an agreement before the trial that no one would
be allowed in the customers plant, why should Murray be allowed to visit
it? It was the ERV's job to report on how well the plant worked.
If I were Rossi, I too would be suspicious of of letting an unknown IH
employee snoop around. In retrospect it seems that Rossi had already
become suspicious of IH's motives.
It also seems extraordinary to me that IH would divulge details of their
dirty linen to an outsider like Jed. If it were Murray, an independent
consultant, who leaked the information, it doesn't look good for him.
AA
On 8/26/2016 11:54 AM, Eric Walker wrote:
On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 10:47 AM, a.ashfield <a.ashfi...@verizon.net
<mailto:a.ashfi...@verizon.net>> wrote:
Jed: "Whether or not this happened, there's a more general point
that should be apparent to anyone who has had a chance to read all
of the documents filed so far. Leonardo made zero effort to
involve IH in the planning and execution of the alleged GPT, and
at no point was there an effort to persuade them of its validity. "
It doesn't look like IH had a single technical person so why do
you think they could have contributed anything to the plant design
or operation? They ultimately hired Murray, but lacking tech
expertise they hired someone with the wrong experience. Likewise,
it seems that they were unable to understand if the plant was
working and if it wasn't, do something about it.
AA
That was me, not Jed. Apart from the hiring of Murray, I am
unfamiliar with the preparations that IH took to evaluate any
technical claims being made. Perhaps Murray was their only man.
Perhaps they retained one of the best engineering firms in the world.
Whichever case it was is irrelevant to the point that was being made,
which is that the alleged GPT was not done with IH's participation.
This is even more strange than the fact that Murray was prevented from
seeing the customer area. If the fact about IH not being involved in
the arrangements for the test does not raise a red flag for you, I
don't know what would. I suspect that nothing would.
Eric
