Last week I commented on the fact that I and many other people had been banned from commenting on the TEAM forums at forums.freetheibo.info. Initially I was just banned from my particular internet address, so I simply used another one to log in and ask why I’d been banned. I’d posted nothing inflammatory. The reply? [...]

Last week Amway Europe notified all European Diamonds and above about a new policy regarding “inappropriate depth building” or “stacking”. If you are wondering what is “appropriate” and what is “inappropriate”, Quixtar’s Director of Sales, Todd Krause, recently did a great post on this topic on the Opportunity Zone – Stacking vs Depth Building – [...]

On Friday, Quixtar had some wins in a Michigan Court in their legal dispute with TEAM, with their Restraining Order against TEAM upheld, and the two ROs TEAM requested against Quixtar dismissed. Since then however, TEAM supporters have been crowing about their "wins" in other courts around the United States. Now, I’m not a laywer, [...]

First of all I’ll say up front that if I was an American (I’m not) I’d probably be a registered Democrat, and I’m grateful that, despite the founding families well-know support for the Republican Party, the corporation’s official position is that politics shouldn’t be promoted in conjunction with the business. I’m even more grateful that [...]

In a big win for Quixtar, a Michigan Court today ruled for Quixtar and against TEAM in all 3 cases before it. From the Quixtar press release – In ruling on three motions related to the terminations, Judge Paul Sullivan of Kent County Circuit Court took the following actions: Issued a preliminary injunction preventing Woodward [...]

The following text is from a chapter headed The Other Partnership in Charles Paul Conn’s 1985 book Promises to Keep: The Amway Phenomenon and How It Works. It will probably get me shot by the copyright police, but I think it’s worthwhile reading to provide some context for some of the challenges facing Amway and [...]

That was the sound of my jaw hitting the ground, my response to one part of today’s proceedings in the ongoing TEAM/Quixtar legal dispute. I refer you to this article from MLIVE where it reiterates, as is well known – Woodward and Brady are among those who have sued Quixtar in California, alleging it is [...]