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---------------------- Forwarded by Richard B Sanders/HOU/ECT on 11/29/99
11:47 AM --------------------------- Enron North America Corp. From: Bonnie White @ ENRON 11/29/99 11:34 AM To: Richard B Sanders/HOU/ECT@ECT cc: Subject: Furlow Services, Inc. v. Ecogas Corp. As we discussed. ---------------------- Forwarded by Bonnie White/Corp/Enron on 11/29/99 11:34 AM --------------------------- Miles Cohn <mcohn@hou-law.com< on 11/23/99 10:52:07 AM To: Britt Davis/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Bonnie White/Corp/Enron@ENRON cc: Subject: Furlow Services, Inc. v. Ecogas Corp. Britt and Bonnie: As I discussed with Britt this morning, I represent Furlow Services, Inc., which is owed substantial sums under two general construction contracts with Ecogas Corp., one in Dallas (the McCommas Landfill) and the other in San Antonio (Nelson Gardens Landfill). (There are two "Ecogas Corp."s, one a Texas corp. and one a Delaware corp. It appears that Furlow's contracts are with the Delaware corporation, but I have not been able to fully verify that.) Tom Hall, the general cousel of Ecogas (512/347-1441), tells us, in general terms, that Ecogas has been acquired by Enron (ECT, I think) and that we will get paid when Enron puts up the money. Mr. Hall has mentioned that his contact at Enron is John Lambert. I called Mr. Lambert yesterday, but have not yet received a response. Mr. Hall also disputes our invoices, although we have not been able to get him to set out his disputes in any detail. I have been corresponding with Mr. Hall, trying to get this worked out, since August of this year, and we are now at an impasse. Furlow Services has filed mechanic's liens and desires to file suit. I have prepared lawsuits for recovery of the Furlow accounts on the two projects and to foreclose its liens on those projects. There are two reasons why I am contacting you before filing the lawsuits: 1. I need to verify what (if any) relationship there is between Ecogas and Enron. Since I have represented other Enron subsidiaries, and would like to continue to do so, I will not file any lawsuit against Enron or any of its subsidiaries. If we confirm that Ecogas really is an Enron subsidiary, whether direct or indirect, then I will obtain new counsel for Furlow Services on this dispute. 2. Since Enron regularly pays its bills, something doesn't seem right about this entire scenario if Enron has in fact acquired Ecogas. If Enron does have responsibility for Ecogas' construction costs, perhaps this all can be worked out in a meeting rather than a lawsuit. If I can facilitate working this out, and if both Furlow and Enron consent to my continuing to play a role in settlement discussions, I would continue to represent Furlow solely for purposes of settlement discussions. I sincerely appreciate your help on this matter. I know it is hard to get anything done this week, and I will be leaving this afternoon for the Thanksgiving holiday. No lawsuits will be filed this week, and I will follow up with you next week before taking any action. In the meantime, thanks again and have a great holiday!
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