On 29 Aug 96 10:21pm, Bud Jamison wrote to All:
 BJ> [rec.radio.scanners]
 BJ> From: Brian Gould                                      Posted: 29 Aug
 BJ> 96  14:1 To  : All
 BJ> Subj: [Fwd: ]
 BJ> From: Brian Gould 
 BJ> Subject: [Fwd: ]
 BJ> Organization: Scan Colorado! rocky Mountain Monitoring Net
 BJ> From: ussn@pacifier.com (Bob Gheri)
 BJ> Hopefully this will answer your questions.
 BJ> You should also know that we offered to let Peter restart scan-l on
 BJ> pacifiers server and he sead that at the time he was didn't wish to at
 BJ> this time. We left the offer on the table and he or anyone else may do
 BJ> so any time.
 BJ> Below is a copy of the letter that was sent to ALL of the involved
 BJ> parties. Their is no law-sute only a request for retractions.
 BJ> ========================================================================
 BJ> ==== ===================
 BJ> GRANT & LENNEBERG
 BJ> Attorneys at Law
 BJ> The Gadsby House
 BJ> 1205 NW 25th Avenue
 BJ> Portland, Oregon  97210-2497
 BJ> TELEPHONE:  (503) 222-7343
 BJ> FAX:  (503) 417-1128
 BJ> Richard L. Grant*
 BJ> Roger A. Lenneberg*
 BJ> Howard M. Dupuy, Jr. Retired
 BJ> *Also admitted in Washington
 BJ> Mr. Larry Van HornFACSIMILE NO. (704) 837-2216
 BJ> Satellite Times Editor
 BJ> 300 South Highway 64 West
 BJ> Brasstown, NC  28902-0098
 BJ> University of ArkansasFACSIMILE NO. (501) 575-5046
 BJ> General Council
 BJ> Administration Building 421
 BJ> Fayetteville, AR  72701
 BJ> Mr. Robert GroveFACSIMILE NO. (704) 837-2216
 BJ> 300 South Highway 64 West
 BJ> Brasstown, NC  28902-0098
 BJ> Mr. Peter Laws
 BJ> 1800 West Robinson
 BJ> Apartment C
 BJ> Norman, OK  73069-7317
 BJ>  Re: Our Client:
 BJ>  U.S. Scanner Publications
 BJ>   Matter:
 BJ>  Defamatory statements posted on Internet by Larry Van Horn
 BJ> and republished by Scan-L
 BJ> Gentlemen:
 ...
  BJ>  Mr. Van Horn also states that the writers groups for USSN had been
 BJ>  fired or, alternatively, were on strike.  Again, this is entirely
 BJ>  false.  When U.S. Scanner Publications recognized it was unable to pay
 BJ>  outstanding obligations to its writers, it promptly informed the
 BJ>  writers groups that it was unable to pay for services rendered but
 BJ>  fully intended to pay all fees owed as soon as possible.  Copies of
 BJ>  the correspondence relating to the relations between writers for USSN
 BJ>  and the RCMA group are enclosed.
 ...
 BJ>  The defamatory statements have resulted in a significant number of
 BJ>  calls to U.S. Scanner Publications as well as an ever growing number
 BJ>  of individuals who are calling to indicate that they will not
 BJ>  subscribe until there is some assurance that their subscriptions will
 BJ>  be honored and value received in the form of publications.
 BJ>  WE DEMAND that each of the individuals and organizations named above
 BJ> immediately place full-page ads in U.S. Scanner News Magazine,
 BJ> Monitoring Times and Satellite Times specifically retracting the
 BJ> defamatory statements regarding treatment of staff writers, the
 BJ> characterization of subsequent writers as scabs and the false claim
 BJ> that subscriptions were not honored when U.S. Scanner Publications took
 BJ> over U.S. Scanner News Magazine.  The ad should also specifically state
 BJ> that no writers were fired and U.S. Scanner Publications has committed
 BJ> itself to paying all writers for services rendered when financially
 BJ> possible.
 "...committed itself to paying all writere for services rendered WHEN
 FINANCIALLY POSSIBLE." (Emphasis added)
 ANd when will that be? USSN certainly appears to be in its death throes,
 now.
 USSN has already failed in it's committment to pay its writers; they admit
 that. What's another committment worth?
 ...
 BJ>  Although we demand retractions to mitigate the potential damages to
 BJ>  U.S. Scanner Publications, we are not waiving any claims for damages.
 BJ>  We are in the process of determining the scope of damages and will
 BJ>  advise you immediately once we have made an accurate determination of
 BJ>  the amount, if any, of ultimate financial injury.
 How can you determine the scope of damages to a dying entity? It's obvious,
 to me, that USSN is having serious financial problems, and had them long
 before this came about.
 IMO, this is little more than an attempt by USSN to blame their own problems
 on someone else.
 BJ>  Do not underestimate the seriousness of my client's demands. The
 BJ>  unilateral action taken by Mr. Van Horn has and will continue to have
 BJ>  adverse financial impact on U.S. Scanner Publications.  It is both
 BJ>  outrageous and irresponsible that such information could be
 BJ>  distributed so freely with the knowledge of the potential harm.  We
 BJ>  fully intend to proceed with all of our legal remedies but believe it
 BJ>  is in your best interest to publish retractions promptly. Please
 BJ>  deliver copies of the retractions so we may review them first to
 BJ>  ensure they do not contain additional false statements.
 IOW, kiss our ass, but we'll probably sue anyway. OH, and before you kiss,
 we get to see what color lipstick you're using.
 Why can't business people ever admit they've lost, and go under quietly?
Bill Funk:  Internet:  skypilot@starlink.com
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