Today I am posting a message that is uncomfortable for me personally. I believe strongly in giving to others, but do not enjoy asking for anything in return. Every leader must confront reality and reality tells me the former Board members will be litigating with Quixtar until a court or arbitrator rules on the merits. The battle is not just for those in current litigation. I believe the battle is over the global contract and whether a company has the right to add additions into the contract without the signed agreement from the field IBO’s. I believe the leaders in various litigations fight this battle for all IBO’s (current & former) to give them the ability to choose their own futures. The ongoing litigation strategy of Quixtar is designed - in my opinion - to drain anyone associated with me of the financing, time, and will to continue on to one million people. Here is a partial list of lawsuits currently being litigated:
1. Quixtar Arbitration – Estimates of millions of dollars to defend. Quixtar can at anytime bring someone into arbitration and the vast majority of the IBO’s would be bankrupted through the process.
2. IBOAI Lawsuit – The remaining IBOAI Board members are Suing former IBOAI members for allegedly breaking the confidentiality agreements. Defendants claim they are being sued for whistle-blowing on a long list of abuses.
3. Quixtar vs. Team – Quixtar sued the Team training company claiming it orchestrated all the resignations and is running a competing MLM against Quixtar rules. Team states it did not make anyone resign or have a competing MLM. Team claims Quixtar has a rule to ensure the training organizations are not considered a competing MLM.
4. John Doe Blogger Suits – Quixtar sued bloggers who stood up for the defendants publically against the written attacks on the Alticor blog, newspapers, emails, and press releases.
I do not feel Quixtar intends to settle and in my opinion, I believe this has developed more into a punishment strategy meted out on those who dared to stand up to them. I have done all that I know to do to settle peacefully, but have been rejected at every turn. I can only assume based on Alticor’s actions that the desire of Alticor/Amway/Quixtar is to eliminate people whom they believe will be a competitor. We have two choices.
1. Unconditional Surrender – Give up our dream of 1 million changed lives.
2. Fight for what we think is fair and just.
I have chosen the second option. This is a matter of moral principle. If you are reading this and wish to help, I appeal to you make a pledge of money to the IBO Legal Defense Fund. Many leaders have given tens and some hundred of thousands of dollar during this litigation. I personally pledge my honor, my fortune and my future to this cause. We are committed to raise the money and go the distance in this litigation. We will not bow our knee. You can choose to play your part in the cause. As the great Martin Luther King said, “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” The former Board members have willingly suffered the criticism of our enemies, but we will not remember them. I ask for your pledge that we have no cause to remember the silence of our friends. God Bless, Orrin Woodward
Update: Quixtar has insinuated that the funds generated for the Legal Defense Fund would be used to support my personal lawsuits. This is incorrect and more spin on their side. I support the Legal Defense Fund because it raises funds for any one that is threatened by Quixtar legally. I have said for years that if you pick on my friends, then you are picking on me. Quixtar does not seem to be too happy with the many comments on the monthly donations given to support David vs. Goliath.