It is impossible to believe that Park West Gallery and its lawyers (in Michigan) could get any more despicable than they already are, but today we learned that they have ratcheted up to a whole new level of abuse and persecution of victims who have sued Park West Gallery for the sale of fraudulent artwork.Yes, Park West Gallery sent a message to a victim that says in no uncertain terms that they will make you pay if you dare sue them or challenge them in any way.
Mr. Anthony Castellano is a plaintiff in the Cohen v. Park West Galleries, Inc. case. Tragically, he suffers from a very serious form of cancer which we will not disclose here. A few days ago, Mr. Castellano appeared for deposition in Michigan at the demand of Park West Gallery. Mr. Castellano resides in Maryland, so he had to fly to Michigan to attend the deposition. With his medical condition, he should not have had to do so. But Park West Gallery and its lawyers, being the vipers they are, forced the issue, knowing he was suffering with cancer.
When a lawsuit is filed, it is customary for the defendant, in this case, Park West Gallery, to take the deposition or sworn testimony of the plaintiff. This is usually done in front of a court reporter or stenographer. It is interesting to note that there are so many lawsuits being filed against Park West Gallery these days, that Park West Gallery has started whining to the court about the costs of litigation and asking the court to order that the plaintiffs pay half of the cost of the deposition for those that live outside of the state of Michigan or are more than 4 hours away or who live out of the country. This is an interesting turn of events as Park West Gallery had no trouble at all throwing gobs and gobs of money all over the place during the discovery phase of the Fine Art Registry case in 2008 and 2009--goodness they had an army of lawyers, and two hired guns fly all over the U.S. and Europe taking one deposition after the other--all of them living large on the Park West Gallery dime. Now all of a sudden, Park West Gallery can't afford to pay for the depositions of the plaintiffs in these cases? Hmmm? But we digress...back to what happened.
The lawyers for Park West Gallery in Michigan are: Rodger Young, Jaye Quadrozzi, and Jason Killips. Rodger Young is one of the partners in the firm, and Quadrozzi and Killips are the associates. The deposition of Mr. Castellano was conducted by Jason Killips. We have written about Killips tactics in the past--we won't go into them here.
Near the end of the deposition, it was time for Mr. Castellano to leave for the airport to catch his flight home as he was scheduled for a very important and much needed cancer treatment. Rather than being sympathetic and sensitive to Mr. Castellano's need to get home to receive his treatment, incredibly, Killips callously argued with Mr. Castellano and insisted he remain so he [Killips] could finish his questioning. Killips actually tried to prevent Mr. Castellano from leaving the deposition. Mr. Castellano finally told Killips that he was leaving whether Killips liked it or not and so he did. Killips raged on and argued with Mr. Castellano's lawyer, Don Payton, threatening all sorts of ramifications if Mr. Castellano did not remain to finish the deposition to Killips' liking.
Picture it! This poor man is fighting to save his life from a deadly disease that is ravaging his body and at the same time is also having to battle Park West Gallery in a lawsuit in order to have any hope of a refund for the forged Dali artwork they sold to him, and if this isn't enough, he is forced to travel while very ill to Michigan for a deposition that could have easily been done telephonically. But wait, this still isn't enough for Park West Gallery and its lawyers--they need to be sure they make Mr. Castellano suffer more--with their kick him while he's down mentality. So Park West Gallery's weasel of a lawyer, Killips, demands that Mr. Castellano remain in their law office to continue a deposition that was nearly over anyway, having already submitted to approximately three hours of testimony, knowing full well that the man is suffering.
Here's a suggestion! Just REFUND the man his money and leave him the hell alone--you rotten monsters!
Weep and howl Park West Gallery for the misery that is about to come upon you!
1 comments:
It all comes down to sowing and reaping. They entrap an ill man and try to destroy him, well, when they're entraped behind bars they will probably have prison mates who'll show them the same sympathy. They have no one to blame but themselves. Reaping and sowing my friend, reaping and sowing and the day of the reaper is drawing near.
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