[maurile]

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I can certainly agree that what they do prior to the Answer will be used elsewhere in the litigation. But, we will have to agree to disagree as to what a firm like this would do before they file the answer.

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I'm not disagreeing with you on the matter of timing -- just on whether it should be considered part of the cost of preparing the answer. But as you correctly point out, that's really just a matter of semantics.

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So, let's not say that they paid $50,000 for the answer. Instead I will say that by the time the Answer was filed, WPTE was into their attorneys for at least $50,000 for their advice and work on the Plaintiff's claims and subsequent lawsuit, however those bills would be allocated.

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Agreed.