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Emails and Letters
Below are W. Graham Arader III's three emails to me (with my
responses), and his attorney's 2 letters to me.
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 9:17 AM
Dear Mr. Flynn
My name is Graham Arader and I have
noticed that you do not recommend my stores on your web site for
selling Audubons.
I do not remember you and would like to
know what has happened between us that you would post something so
damaging to me.
I would like to explore ways to resolve
our differences.
Thank you,
Graham Arader
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: NOT RECOMMENDED list
Dear Mr. Arader:
I have been publishing Audubon articles and Price Guides since
1999. My Recommended Audubon Dealers list first appeared in 2001,
and you have been in the NOT RECOMMENDED category since
that year. I'm surprised it has taken you this long to contact me.
This list changes little from year to year. I remove some, such as
when Bob Christmas died, or the demise of Haley & Steele.
Occasionally, I run across a new dealer and do some business, and
add them.
I'm not inclined to make any changes to your listing, or further
discuss this matter. In one respect it is too late. Just two weeks
ago I published The Audubon Price Guide Book with a
chapter of my recommended Audubon dealers list.
It will also appear in my new CD-ROMs.
The book is also listed on my publisher's website, and they have
begun a distribution and promotional program to the major book
wholesalers, as well as major book retailers.
I can honestly say that over the years since 2001, I have probably
talked to scores of people about you. Everyone who has commented about
you and my recommended dealers list, says that you deserve to
be NOT RECOMMENDED. In all that time, I cannot think of one person
who has said anything good about you.
Best regards,
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: NOT RECOMMENDED list
Dear Mr. Flynn
Have we ever met?
Have you ever seen my galleries in
NYC (two,) Houston, Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco or
been to any of my booths at the antique shows we do.
Have you ever seen any of my
inventory.
Have we ever done any business?
Kindly remember Mr. Flynn that I
have put 7 people in prison for stealing maps from Libraries.
I have also made over one billion dollars in my business.
There are a lot of very jealous dealers because of this.
I have put their friends and sources in jail for as long
as twelve years.
I also buy about 90% of all the
good Audubons that come up at auction in New York City every
year for the last 25 years and have an inventory of
Audubons worth over $250,000,000. This also makes
dealers very unhappy because I am such a large part of the
market.
I can understand that these
dealers are you friends and that you are trying to help them
out. But your actions are damaging me in a very serious
way.
I would like to see if you and I
can work something out so that you can base you allegations on
first hand fact rather than from jealous friends.
I would be delighted to pay for
you to visit my galleries in NYC at anytime that might be
convenient for you.
Please try to work with me.
Very truly yours,
Graham Arader
29 East 72nd
NYC, NY
10021
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 9:59 PM
Subject: Re: NOT RECOMMENDED list
I'm sorry, but you could not be more wrong in your
conclusions. Fortunately, in this Country people are still
entitled to their opinions. That is what this is, my
opinion and free speech. Nothing libelous was published.
finis
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 7:56 AM
Subject: Alison: Pass this on to Mr. Goldman.
Mr. Flynn
You have been given a
chance to see if there was some way that we could work
something out without resorting to using lawyers.
It has been my experience that once past this stage
costs can spiral when a perfectly reasonable
settlement could have been made without this
overwhelming expense for either of us.
It is my intention to
explore the validity of your conclusion based on the
fact that you have never met me or given me a chance
to refute your opinion that is being widely read by
many potential clients.
You will be hearing from
my lawyer shortly.
Firmly,
Graham Arader
Mr. Arader thinks that the other Audubon dealers are unhappy and
jealous of him. He seems to think that I am somehow conspiring to help
other Audubon dealers, and not him. He makes other boastful claims.
Would you do business with a guy like this? I wouldn't.
Here is the 1st letter W. Graham Arader III's lawyer, Robert
Clothier, sent me.
Fox Rothschild LLP
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
2000 Market Street, Tenth Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103-3291
Tel 215.299.2000 Fax 215.299.2150
www.foxrothschild.com
Robert C. Clothier
Direct Dial: (215) 299-2845
Email Address: rclothier@foxrothschild.com
February 5, 2008
VIA EMAIL AND CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Ron Flynn
796 Holly Creek Drive
Holland, MI 49423
Re: Arader, et at v. Flynn
Dear Mr. Flynn:
I represent W. Graham Arader, III and Arader Galleries. I am
contacting you in hopes that we can avoid litigation over false and
defamatory statements you have made on your website (www.auduboninfo.net).
There, you have identified Audubon print dealers whom you recommend
and whom you do not
recommend. Among those "not recommended" are my clients. You
state: "I have had personal
experiences with the following dealers and cannot recommend them. I do
recommend that you travel to these galleries to actually see what you
are buying. I have nothing else to say. Caveat emptor!"
This accuses my clients of behaving unethically and even criminally
by misrepresenting what they sell
to buyers. Such accusations are wholly false. Indeed, Mr. Arader has had
no "personal experiences" with you, nor has he misrepresented
what he sells to you or anyone else. And these false and defamatory
accusations are causing ongoing harm to my clients' reputations and
business.
I demand that you immediately take down any and all references to my
clients on your website. If you do not do so, I will take all necessary
steps to compel you to do so.
Robert C. Clothier
RCC:sas
Here is the 2nd letter from the Arader's attorney
Fox Rothschild LLP
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
2000 Market Street, Tenth Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103-3291
Tel 215.299.2000 Fax 215.299.2150
www.foxrothschlld.com
Robert C. Clothier
Direct Dial: (215) 299-2845
Email Address: rclothier@foxrothschild.com
February 27, 2008
VIA EMAIL AND CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Ron Flynn
796 Holly Creek Drive
Holland, MI 49423
Re: Arader, et al. v. Flynn
Dear Mr. Flynn:
I am following up my letter to you dated February 5, 2008 regarding
the false and defamatory statements you have made on your website (www.auduboninfo.net).
In a subsequent email to me, you promised that you would respond to the
letter by February 19, 2008. I received your response on February 25.
2008.
Your letter spends a lot of time ignoring my clients' complaints.
just as your emails to Mr. Arader
simply brushed off Mr. Arader's good faith efforts to resolve this
matter. On your website and now in your new book (and no doubt
elsewhere), you accuse my client of behaving unethically and
inappropriately. You now admit that you have had no dealings whatsoever
with Mr. Arader and that your charges against my client are based on
rumor and gossip. You claim that this is your "opinion" as
though there is some privilege under the law for "opinion."
There is not. You claim that your ongoing libels are protected by the
statute of limitations. I suggest you get a lawyer.
What is more. I checked your website and see that you have made
revisions that are wholly inadequate and fail to address my clients'
serious concerns. You continue to say that you have had dealings with my
clients, which is, by your own admission, false. And you continue to
imply that based on those dealings and other undisclosed facts, my
clients have behaved in an unethical and inappropriate manner. Your
prior false statements (for which you havc ncver issued any correction
or apology) and your ongoing false statements continue to harm my
clients' reputations and financial interests. Your persistence in
making fa1se and defamatory statements shows that you have no concern
for the truth and have a spiteful agenda against my clients. I have
reached out to you in hopes that you would stop making these statements
and have received evasive non-responses. Indeed. you have failed to stop
making these statements and have received evasive non-responses. Indeed,
you have failed to explain in any manner the purported basis, if any,
for your false statements, precluding me from even addressing whatever
it is that makes you believe that my clients have acted unethically and
inappropriately. I again demand that you remove the false and
defamatory statements from your website and any other publications
immediately. Most importantly, I demand that you remove any express or
implied
statement that you have had personal experiences with my clients as well
as any reference to Mr. Arader personally.
Robert C. Clothier
RCC:sas
Mr. Clothier makes some pretty wild twisted allegations about what
I actually wrote. This only serves to inflame the matter and please his
clients
Based on the above, I would NOT RECOMMEND doing business with W.
Graham Arader III.
Ron Flynn 3/15/2008
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