I Don't Know Fred Schrader But ...

All is well that will end well?? Doesn’t appear that this one will.

https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2021/05/old-friends-split-over-napa-cab

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Thanks for sharing.

Interesting, but sad, story. Definitely interested to see how it ends.

While never good to have deep friendships end (not sure this was, but seems like it may have been to some extent), hopefully, it wasn’t just money/greed that ended it.

You’d assume that a lawyer would document his own financial dealings better

There wouldn’t be much to document if it’s just a desperate shakedown attempt after the fact.

Wow! Constellation won’t let this end poorly for the winery.
Questions-

  1. Roach received 17 cases of Schrader every year?!?!
  2. Were the 17 cases gratis? Or did Roach have to pay?

I think so too. That’s what I was getting into. It seems unlikely that Roach never litigated an issue in a partnership dispute with poor documentation. At the very least he’s seen an abundance of cases like this from others in his firm or colleagues. Would be pretty unbelievable for him to do that in his own investments.