28 June 2016

Have I Mentioned

how much I hate getting involved in others' lawsuits?

Without going into too much detail, one of our long-time contractors is going through a very, very messy divorce. And the husband-and-wife team is fighting over control of their company.

It's a large company, at least by local standards, with many employees, a fleet of trucks and heavy equipment, trailers, etc.

Even though we haven't used them in over a year, one of the soon-to-be-ex-partners wants us to provide a copy of every scrap of paper and e-mail exchanged from 2003 to 2015. (Hint: it's a lot.)

Have I mentioned that I work alone? As in "there's no staff to whom I can assign the copying duties"?

Grumblegrumblegrumblegrumblegrumble ...


p.s. I did get a kick out of one thing in the request: they want copies of "verbal agreements". 

:)

9 comments:

Peter said...

Hey, at least they haven't asked you to provide copies of mental reservations or concerns!

Rev. Paul said...

That's true, Peter, and makes one more thing I can chuckle about. :)

FrankC said...

Copies to each side. Bills to each side. Stand well back with popcorn.

Old NFO said...

OH that sucks... And agree with Frank, might as well make two copies while you're at it...

Rev. Paul said...

Frank, the defendant's attorney will have ample opportunity during the discovery process to get copies from the plaintiff. Not gonna be my problem, and I'm not invited to the trial. Nor, might I add, do I want to be!

NFO, it turned out not to be as much as trouble as I first thought. Just a minor PITA, rather than a major one. :)

Toirdhealbheach Beucail said...

Still, what a wretched inconvenience all around. Too much to hope you can bill for it?

threecollie said...

Ack, still no one needs pitas, unless of course they are sandwiches.

Guffaw in AZ said...

What Frank C. said...
And re: verbal agreements, tell them you already sent them!


gfa

Rev. Paul said...

TB - under Alaska law, they must pay the whopping sum of $12.50 for a "witness fee". I'm sure that will cover the five hours I spent printing old e-mails & making copies of file documents. Not.

threecollie, that brought a grin - thanks!

Guffaw, I'd love to. It would almost be worth the trouble it would cause. Almost. :)