| |
Gary Pronman

|
Home »
Rebuttal »
Dan Pronman's 06/22/2010 Story
On 6/22/1010, Dan Pronman, a
defendant in my case, posted what appears to be his side of the
story on another website. While Dan did not directly provide this text directly
to me, he did make it public and I felt it was my obligation to post a copy here:
Dan & Gary Pronman, The Truth
My brother Gary Pronman and I, Dan Pronman, own Movie Star Muscle Cars,
an upstanding business that enjoyed a great reputation for many years
until Brian Styles, Founder of ScriptLogic, began publishing inaccurate
statements about us on his website. What has turned into a very
complicated lawsuit is really a basic business deal with a breach of an
oral contract concerning the sale of a 1969 1/2 Superbee ("the car")
that transpired like this:Gary
Pronman, on behalf of Movie Star Muscle Cars offered to sell Brian
Styles, Founder of ScriptLogic, a car for $84,000.00. Accordingly, Brian
Styles, Founder of Scriptlogic, paid $84,000.00 to Movie Star Muscle
Cars. Immediately after the payment was received, Gary Pronman tendered
the car as promised and offered to arrange for drop off of the car at a
location of Brian Styles, Founder of ScriptLogic, choosing. Although
Brian Styles, Founder of ScriptLogic, did not bargain for the car to be
in the United States, or said differently, for the car not to be in
Canada, Brian Styles, Founder of ScriptLogic, complained that the car is
in Canada and about the $295.00 broker fee to have the car titled in the
United States. Consequently, although he was not technically obligated
to do so, Gary Pronman offered to pay the broker fee. Brian Styles,
Founder of ScriptLogic, then wrote stating "that goes a long way in my
book to making [the deal] better" and indicated that he is making
arrangements to pick up the car. Gary Pronman wrote back "let me know
what you want to do."
At the time of the sale, Brian Styles,
Founder of ScriptLogic, asked if the car is "safe" and Gary Pronman
promptly assured Brian Styles, Founder of ScriptLogic, "of course, you
can sleep at night." However, about three (3) weeks after Brian Styles,
Founder of ScriptLogic, purchased the car he asked Gary Pronman to sell
the car for him and further stated that if this is not acceptable, he,
Brian Styles, Founder of ScriptLogic, needs to figure a way to get the
car out of Canada. Brian Styles, Founder of ScriptLogic then failed to
attempt to pick up the car for five (5) weeks after he purchased same
and as a result Gary Pronman incurred expenses he did not bargain for
related to transport, warehousing and insurance of the car necessary to
keep it safe. When Brian Styles, Founder of ScriptLogic, finally
inquired about the car, I presented him with an invoice for said
transport, warehousing, and insurance expenses and likewise with other
invoices related to earned broker fees related to five (5) additional
cars that we contend Brian Styles, Founder of ScriptLogic, did not pay
for on an open account. Brian Styles, Founder of ScriptLogic, however,
did not even so much as offer to pay the expenses directly related to
the car in question. Gary Pronman then withheld delivery of the car
pursuant to his right to do so under Florida's Uniform Commercial Code
that governs sellers' remedies for buyer breeched contracts for the sale
of goods. Brian Styles, Founder of ScriptLogic, then sued Gary Pronman,
myself, and our company alleging among other things, fraud and civil
theft; published his website proclaiming "hell hath no fury like Brian
Styles' scorn"; and began smearing our reputations on the worldwide web.
It should be noted that immediately
after Brian Styles, Founder of Scriptlogic, initially purchased the car,
Gary Pronman gratuitously tendered the car without requiring the payment
of any past due invoices. The original email trail between Brian Styles
and Gary Pronman documenting Gary's immediate tender of the car is as
follows: (rather than reposting emails messages, you can find them in
their
latest motion to dismiss)
It should be noted that Brian Styles,
Founder of Scriptlogic, has claimed that we did not own the car when we
sold it to him. What he fails to mention, however, is that I entered
into a binding contract with the original owner of the car to purchase
same before Gary Pronman sold the car to Brian Styles, Founder of
Scriptlogic. Irrespective of that fact, pursuant to their oral contract,
Gary Pronman merely promised Brian Styles, Founder of Scriptlogic, to
sell him a 1969 1/2 Superbee for $84,000.00 and in fact sold him the
Superbee as promised in the kind of garden variety commercial
transaction that occurs millions of times a day in a free market
economy. Consequently, as you read this, no one, including Gary Pronman,
myself, and Movie Star Muscle Cars, has claimed or is claiming that
Brian Styles does not legally own the car he bargained for as a result
of the transaction described by Brian Styles, Founder of Scriptlogic, in
his website. We merely contend that we have a valid lien on the car
pursuant to Florida Law and are entitled to withhold delivery of same
until Brian Styles, Founder of Scriptlogic, tenders payment on unpaid
invoices, and in particular, the invoice directly related to protecting
the car during the period Brian Styles, Founder of Scriptlogic,
unreasonably failed to pickup same. Unfortunately, our incidental
damages that directly relate to the size of the lien pursuant to
Florida's Uniform Commercial Code continue to grow as the cost of the
ongoing frivolous lawsuit brought by Brian Styles, Founder of Script
Logic, accumulates and our reputations are further harmed by the
publication of his untruthful statements.
|
Update: Dan is now claiming he didn't write the
above verbiage that starts out with
"My brother Gary Pronman and I, Dan Pronman,
own Movie Star Muscle Cars..." On 07/21/2010 @ 29:36am, I received the
following statement in an email from dansmopar@aol.com:
"I am writing this email to clarify what we
both know to be true. The text that you claim to be mine isn't. Just to
be clear I didn't write that nor did I publish it."
- Dan Pronman.
Confused? That makes two of
us! Here's the same text with some
highlighting of the first-person statements that would lead any sane
person, including me, to believe that Dan did write it:
Dan & Gary Pronman, The Truth
My brother Gary Pronman and I, Dan Pronman, own Movie Star Muscle Cars,
an upstanding business that enjoyed a great reputation for many years
until Brian Styles, Founder of ScriptLogic, began publishing inaccurate
statements about us on his website. What has turned into a very
complicated lawsuit is really a basic business deal with a breach of an
oral contract concerning the sale of a 1969 1/2 Superbee ("the car")
that transpired like this:Gary
Pronman, on behalf of Movie Star Muscle Cars offered to sell Brian
Styles, Founder of ScriptLogic, a car for $84,000.00. Accordingly, Brian
Styles, Founder of Scriptlogic, paid $84,000.00 to Movie Star Muscle
Cars. Immediately after the payment was received, Gary Pronman tendered
the car as promised and offered to arrange for drop off of the car at a
location of Brian Styles, Founder of ScriptLogic, choosing. Although
Brian Styles, Founder of ScriptLogic, did not bargain for the car to be
in the United States, or said differently, for the car not to be in
Canada, Brian Styles, Founder of ScriptLogic, complained that the car is
in Canada and about the $295.00 broker fee to have the car titled in the
United States. Consequently, although he was not technically obligated
to do so, Gary Pronman offered to pay the broker fee. Brian Styles,
Founder of ScriptLogic, then wrote stating "that goes a long way in my
book to making [the deal] better" and indicated that he is making
arrangements to pick up the car. Gary Pronman wrote back "let me know
what you want to do."
At the time of the sale, Brian Styles,
Founder of ScriptLogic, asked if the car is "safe" and Gary Pronman
promptly assured Brian Styles, Founder of ScriptLogic, "of course, you
can sleep at night." However, about three (3) weeks after Brian Styles,
Founder of ScriptLogic, purchased the car he asked Gary Pronman to sell
the car for him and further stated that if this is not acceptable, he,
Brian Styles, Founder of ScriptLogic, needs to figure a way to get the
car out of Canada. Brian Styles, Founder of ScriptLogic then failed to
attempt to pick up the car for five (5) weeks after he purchased same
and as a result Gary Pronman incurred expenses he did not bargain for
related to transport, warehousing and insurance of the car necessary to
keep it safe. When Brian Styles, Founder of ScriptLogic, finally
inquired about the car, I presented him with an invoice for said
transport, warehousing, and insurance expenses and likewise with other
invoices related to earned broker fees related to five (5) additional
cars that we contend Brian Styles, Founder of ScriptLogic, did not pay
for on an open account. Brian Styles, Founder of ScriptLogic, however,
did not even so much as offer to pay the expenses directly related to
the car in question. Gary Pronman then withheld delivery of the car
pursuant to his right to do so under Florida's Uniform Commercial Code
that governs sellers' remedies for buyer breeched contracts for the sale
of goods. Brian Styles, Founder of ScriptLogic, then sued Gary Pronman,
myself, and our company alleging among other things, fraud and civil
theft; published his website proclaiming "hell hath no fury like Brian
Styles' scorn"; and began smearing our reputations on the worldwide web.
It should be noted that immediately
after Brian Styles, Founder of Scriptlogic, initially purchased the car,
Gary Pronman gratuitously tendered the car without requiring the payment
of any past due invoices. The original email trail between Brian Styles
and Gary Pronman documenting Gary's immediate tender of the car is as
follows: (rather than reposting emails messages, you can find them in
their
latest motion to dismiss)
It should be noted that Brian Styles,
Founder of Scriptlogic, has claimed that we did not own the car when
we
sold it to him. What he fails to mention, however, is that
I entered
into a binding contract with the original owner of the car to purchase
same before Gary Pronman sold the car to Brian Styles, Founder of Scriptlogic. Irrespective of that fact, pursuant to their oral contract,
Gary Pronman merely promised Brian Styles, Founder of Scriptlogic, to
sell him a 1969 1/2 Superbee for $84,000.00 and in fact sold him the
Superbee as promised in the kind of garden variety commercial
transaction that occurs millions of times a day in a free market
economy. Consequently, as you read this,
no one, including Gary Pronman,
myself, and Movie Star Muscle Cars, has claimed or is claiming that
Brian Styles does not legally own the car he bargained for as a result
of the transaction described by Brian Styles, Founder of Scriptlogic, in
his website. We merely contend that we have a valid lien on the car
pursuant to Florida Law and are entitled to withhold delivery of same
until Brian Styles, Founder of Scriptlogic, tenders payment on unpaid
invoices, and in particular, the invoice directly related to protecting
the car during the period Brian Styles, Founder of Scriptlogic,
unreasonably failed to pickup same. Unfortunately, our incidental
damages that directly relate to the size of the lien pursuant to
Florida's Uniform Commercial Code continue to grow as the cost of the
ongoing frivolous lawsuit brought by Brian Styles, Founder of Script
Logic, accumulates and our reputations are further harmed by the
publication of his untruthful statements.
|
|
|