I received the following letter via email marked "Privileged and Confidential":
January 17, 2012
VIA EMAIL AND REGISTERED MAIL
Re: Libel and defamation
Dear Ms. Montressor:
This law firm represents PT Lombok Institute of Flight Technology (LIFT, Indonesia) and Mr. Edmund Fung. It has been brought to our attention that you are engaged in an ongoing effort to defame and libel our client and current and past employees and affiliates of PT Lombok Institute of Flight Technology through the intentional distribution of false, damaging information as well as confidential information.
Specifically, and without limitation, we note that defamatory and sensitive confidential information has been posted and distributed worldwide through the establishment and operation of online blogs and websites listed on the attachment, and via other means including email, twitter and other digital media. Your statements may directly impact the value and operation of my clients’ business. In addition, on the blog, you are distributing without consent copies of confidential emails and other proprietary materials including videos in violation of the privacy, copyright and other property rights of our clients and of others.
It is patently evident that these actions are taken to cause economic harm and professional embarrassment. You (and any third parties acting in concert with you) will be held personally responsible for the damage caused by these actions, and we have archived evidence of these activities.
My client has authorized initiation of legal action against you and any person acting in concert with you on the above activities. We demand that all referenced materials be removed from public access, deleted or destroyed. If you have not done so by Wednesday, January 18, 2012, we have been
instructed to initiate legal process against you. We reserve all rights, including the right to pursue you for damages arising as a result of your actions, without regard to your removal of this information. If you wish to have a legal release, please contact the undersigned. We suggest that you consult with legal counsel as the actions you have taken are egregious and damaging, and you should know your legal exposure and obligations.
Please countersign and return a copy of this letter to confirm that you have complied with the foregoing, and if you have any questions, please call the undersigned, or contact me via email.
Sincerely,
Gregory P. Cirillo
The undersigned confirms, represents and warrants that: (i) she has deleted and permanently removed any and all defamatory or confidential information relating to PT Lombok Institute of Flight Technology (LIFT, Indonesia), its officers and employees, including Mr. Edmund Fung from any and all locations and all media, and (ii) she will refrain from engaging in such behavior in the future. Any
breach of this representation and warranty shall be enforceable against the undersigned where she or her assets may be located, and damages will include the costs of pursuing said claim(s).
_______________________________
[A number of websites are listed]
VIA EMAIL AND REGISTERED MAIL
Re: Libel and defamation
Dear Ms. Montressor:
This law firm represents PT Lombok Institute of Flight Technology (LIFT, Indonesia) and Mr. Edmund Fung. It has been brought to our attention that you are engaged in an ongoing effort to defame and libel our client and current and past employees and affiliates of PT Lombok Institute of Flight Technology through the intentional distribution of false, damaging information as well as confidential information.
Specifically, and without limitation, we note that defamatory and sensitive confidential information has been posted and distributed worldwide through the establishment and operation of online blogs and websites listed on the attachment, and via other means including email, twitter and other digital media. Your statements may directly impact the value and operation of my clients’ business. In addition, on the blog, you are distributing without consent copies of confidential emails and other proprietary materials including videos in violation of the privacy, copyright and other property rights of our clients and of others.
It is patently evident that these actions are taken to cause economic harm and professional embarrassment. You (and any third parties acting in concert with you) will be held personally responsible for the damage caused by these actions, and we have archived evidence of these activities.
My client has authorized initiation of legal action against you and any person acting in concert with you on the above activities. We demand that all referenced materials be removed from public access, deleted or destroyed. If you have not done so by Wednesday, January 18, 2012, we have been
instructed to initiate legal process against you. We reserve all rights, including the right to pursue you for damages arising as a result of your actions, without regard to your removal of this information. If you wish to have a legal release, please contact the undersigned. We suggest that you consult with legal counsel as the actions you have taken are egregious and damaging, and you should know your legal exposure and obligations.
Please countersign and return a copy of this letter to confirm that you have complied with the foregoing, and if you have any questions, please call the undersigned, or contact me via email.
Sincerely,
Gregory P. Cirillo
The undersigned confirms, represents and warrants that: (i) she has deleted and permanently removed any and all defamatory or confidential information relating to PT Lombok Institute of Flight Technology (LIFT, Indonesia), its officers and employees, including Mr. Edmund Fung from any and all locations and all media, and (ii) she will refrain from engaging in such behavior in the future. Any
breach of this representation and warranty shall be enforceable against the undersigned where she or her assets may be located, and damages will include the costs of pursuing said claim(s).
_______________________________
[A number of websites are listed]
This is my response:
January 15, 2012
Gregory P. Cirillo
Wiley Rein, LLP
1776 K St NW
Washington, DC 20006
RE: Response to your “cease and desist” letter dated Jan 13, 2012
Dear Mr. Cirillo,
Thanks for visiting my blog. I received your letter and can understand why someone like Mr Edmond Fung would want to find a way to avoid criticism rather than address the issues he has created. I am not going to take down my blog. As a concerned, dedicated flight instructor, I consider it my duty to inform the world of my experience at LIFT. If someone is injured or, God forbid, killed because I kept silent, I would not be able to live with myself.
The assertions you outline in your letter are completely false and inaccurate.
The best way for Edmond to cut down on conflict is to engender a culture of safety. Instead, he verbally abuses his staff, the instructors, and the students. The other thing he can do is get rid of a dangerously incompetent flight instructor - Russell Sherwood.
Before I got your letter, my blog went unnoticed. In the past few days, the number of hits I have received have gone from 5 to over 300 and I am starting to attract followers. Thanks for the publicity.
Sincerely,
Gregory P. Cirillo
Wiley Rein, LLP
1776 K St NW
Washington, DC 20006
RE: Response to your “cease and desist” letter dated Jan 13, 2012
Dear Mr. Cirillo,
Thanks for visiting my blog. I received your letter and can understand why someone like Mr Edmond Fung would want to find a way to avoid criticism rather than address the issues he has created. I am not going to take down my blog. As a concerned, dedicated flight instructor, I consider it my duty to inform the world of my experience at LIFT. If someone is injured or, God forbid, killed because I kept silent, I would not be able to live with myself.
The assertions you outline in your letter are completely false and inaccurate.
The best way for Edmond to cut down on conflict is to engender a culture of safety. Instead, he verbally abuses his staff, the instructors, and the students. The other thing he can do is get rid of a dangerously incompetent flight instructor - Russell Sherwood.
Before I got your letter, my blog went unnoticed. In the past few days, the number of hits I have received have gone from 5 to over 300 and I am starting to attract followers. Thanks for the publicity.
Sincerely,
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