Sounds like Earl has graduated from the MMY school of business ethics! --- vedic8000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Publishersweekly.com > > Books Are Fun Sues Founder > > by Jim Milliot -- 4/4/2005 > > > Reader's Digest's Books Are Fun division has filed a > motion to amend > its lawsuit against the display marketing company > Reader's Choice to > include Earl Kaplan, the stepfather of RC founder > Stephen Rosebrough > and the founder of BAF. Kaplan sold BAF, which sells > books and other > merchandise through temporary displays in schools > and businesses, to > RD in 1999. BAF filed a lawsuit against Reader's > Choice in November, > charging Rosebrough, a former BAF v-p, and three > others with > stealing trade secrets in setting up the new company > (News, Nov. 15, > 2004). > > According to BAF's motion, Kaplan had served as > chairman of RC for a > short period and loaned Rosebrough $100,000 to start > the company. > Shortly after BAF filed its lawsuit, Rosebrough > announced he was > closing down RC, while at about the same time Kaplan > was launching > Imagine Nation Books, another display marketing > company. BAF alleges > that Imagine Nation "was set up for the purpose of > taking over the > business of Reader's Choice, while attempting to > avoid any > liability" for RC. The complaint further charges > that Imagine Nation > has already taken over some RC contracts, hired some > RC employees > and signed some RC sales reps. > > Cyril V. Smith, an attorney for Reader's Choice, > described the > addition of Kaplan and Imagine Nation as an attempt > by BAF to make > the lawsuit longer and more expensive. He also > denied the allegation > that Imagine Nation is a "successor" company to RC. > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >
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