I've checked back on my notes, and when Julie was asked about the mislabelling, she said that was to do with Iron Heart, but the PF's question was really aimed at finding out the machinists' knowledge of steer and horse.
I wonder if Skip Horween really agreed that the Steer is a better hide. That doesn't make any sense, really.
Craig, did WL sell any of the Storse jackets to retailers?
Actually, yes, good point.
Julie's evidence was that, as far as she was aware, the mislabelling was to do with jackets sold to Iron Heart when she was making them for the label in 2011. But KC pointed to a storse one among the court's evidence - there was a large rack of jackets in the room for the duration of the trial - which was made in 2007.
It's impossible to know who it was, but serious respect is due to the customer who received Storse and knew it wasn't horse, sent it back, and raised the flag on this scam.
That customer has powerful hide identification skills!(´・_・`)
I previously expressed my surprise that that Giles/IH did not condemn Lauder after discovering that Lauder:
• Stole leather jackets and other property from Aero;
• May have stolen IH’s payments due and owing to Aero;
• May have exploited IH and exposed IH to scrutiny and potential claims.
Now, we learn that WL may also have sold Storse jackets to IH and thereby intentionally deceived customers buying Aero jackets from IH. Frankly, this deception far exceeds WL’s other wrongs perpetrated against IH. If WL did in fact steal IH’s payments to Aero for product purchased by IH, that theft could be remedied by a monetary judgment. However, if WL knowingly sold IH Storse jackets, without telling IH about the illegitimate and deceptive jackets, WL exposed IH to irreparable harm. If IH’s customers discovered that IH was falsely advertising steer hide jackets as horsehide, the resulting loss of trust and confidence could have had tremendous negative repercussions for IH.
Based on the foregoing, I again ask: Why isn’t IH mad as hell? Why isn’t IH condemning WL for falsely representing the jackets sold to IH and thereby deceiving both IH and IH's customers? Why is IH willing to help WL? Why did IH offer to testify on behalf of WL at his criminal trial?
If IH did not know what WL was doing, IH is a victim of WL’s wrongdoing. Why is WL’s victim so willing and eager to help the person who deceived IH and exposed IH to a myriad of adverse consequences? Stockholm Syndrome?
To be clear, I am not accusing IH of any wrongdoing. On the other hand, IH's conduct is confounding to say the least.