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I can say that as a litigation lawyer in Michigan, I am very impressed with Jeff's offer of 400K, putting his money where his mouth is, based on the results of a public polygraph. In Michigan, a polygraph is quite limited with regard to its admissibility, as it can only be considered by a judge in the context of a motion for new trial in a criminal case. Michigan case law suggests that while polygraph examiners are generally unanimous with respect to the test's reliability, the general scientific community is not so convinced. Without disclosing any matters subject to attorney-client privilege (all of what follows is a matter or public information), let me say that
I have a client whose credibility is at issue in a case based entirely on circumstantial evidence, and the client passed a polygraph, but based on the whole of the evidence, I would not be able to positively state that client was telling the truth to the polygraph examiner.

All of which is not to be considered criticism of Jeff at all, or to take sides in this matter of which I know nothing. I believe that it does certainly reflect Jeff's sincerity, but 33 years of litigation experience tell me that on quite a few occasions, each side in a dispute believes in the truth of its own position. Jeff, however, has a ton of litigation experience too!

I would just hope as we all love this hobby so much, that this particular dispute turns out as well as possible for everyone involved.

Best regards, guys, and thanks for being there for me when I needed info.

Larry Smith