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260 1 A Yes. 2 Q What document shows you that ADQ is like other 3 general - other franchisor-franchisee relationships? 4 Which document that you have seen shows you that? 5 A The operations manual and the other documents, 6 frankly, that I read that just helped me understand 7 that, yes, within the range of the way franchise 8 companies operate, they operate. The relationship is 9 primarily managed with the franchise license agreement, 10 a focus on the customer, and the relationship with the 11 field people. 12 Q How many courts have allowed you to testify as 13 an expert franchise witness? 14 MR. LIGHTY: Object to the form. 15 A I couldn't answer that for you. I don't know. 16 You mean in terms of where did you testify? 17 Q Yeah, tell me one Court that allowed you to 18 testify as an expert franchise witness. 19 MR. LIGHTY: Object to the form. 20 A My answer is most of the cases never got to 21 that point where they had to ask. 22 MR. LAWDERMILK: Object as nonresponsive. 23 Q (By Mr. Lawdermilk) Has any Court ever allowed 24 you to testify as an expert franchise witness in court? 25 A I think one has.
261 1 Q Tell me -- 2 A I can't. I would have to go back and do some 3 research. I don't remember. I wasn't -- I am not 4 prepared to answer that question. 5 Q Was it in Texas? 6 A I don't recall. 7 Q Okay. Now, you wrote some articles on 8 franchises, right? 9 A On franchising, yes. 10 Q Were you paid for any of those articles? 11 A No. 12 Q Did you pay to have any of those articles 13 published? 14 A No. 15 MR. LAWDERMILK: I'll pass the Witness, 16 Don. 17 RE-EXAMINATION 18 BY MR. LIGHTY: 19 Q Very briefly, Mr. Gappa, has any Court not 20 allowed you to testify as a franchise expert? 21 A No. 22 Q Now, to be fair, you don't testify for a 23 living, do you? 24 A No. 25 Q In your entire work history with franchises
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NO. B-000119-C MELINDA MATTHEWS, IN
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7 1 Q Have you ever been to AA meet
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9 1 A When you add philosophy to Go
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11 1 proceedings regarding the divo
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13 1 Q Okay. And nothing is in here
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15 1 Q Well, awhile ago there was a
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17 1 go call the Judge and we will
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19 1 correct. 2 Q I asked you if th
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21 1 A No, I did not. 2 MR. LAWDERM
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23 1 A No. 2 Q Do you hold any cert
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25 1 '75, '76. 2 Q Why did you leav
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27 1 A Yes, as a matter of fact. Wh
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29 1 A Don't remember. 2 Q Don't re
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31 1 franchises? 2 A The franchise
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33 1 Q Have you ever been to it? 2
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35 1 Q Are you saying that you are
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37 1 Q So, then they would be diffe
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39 1 Q (By Mr. Lawdermilk) You have
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41 1 Q So, I'm going to take it tha
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43 1 Q Let me just clean it up for
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45 1 Q That's all I'm trying -- I'm
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47 1 an employee. 2 Q So, this was
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49 1 Exhibit 7 on it. 2 MR. LIGHTY:
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51 1 A Brian Swift is the name. As
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53 1 themselves, but for their cust
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55 1 subsets below it, right? 2 A T
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57 1 the invoice. I don't -- I assu
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59 1 in nonlegal-related areas, and
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61 1 A $350. 2 Q What are your othe
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63 1 use the word standard. Use cor
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65 1 language. 2 Q So, now y'all we
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67 1 When a franchisor requires som
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69 1 it is their intellectual prope
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71 1 obligation. 2 You have an obli
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73 1 they realize they can't cut co
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75 1 MR. LAWDERMILK: The list. 2 A
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77 1 your opinion still the same fo
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79 1 correct? 2 A Correct. 3 Q And
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81 1 me, it is about what somebody
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83 1 Q Thank you. 2 And all of the
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85 1 mailings to franchisors. 2 Q S
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87 1 layman in the field. 2 Q So, a
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89 1 ask me a particular requiremen
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91 1 Q And if it wasn't restricted
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93 1 paragraph? 2 Q Third full para
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95 1 compliance even if it is outsi
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97 1 the new franchisees are requir
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99 1 entered into a security agreem
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101 1 Q Anyone else? 2 A No. 3 Q So
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103 1 A Ask me that again. 2 Q Do y
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105 1 A I can't -- I can't speak to
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107 1 A I don't know. 2 Q Well, you
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109 1 A Yes. But to make sure we co
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111 1 guidelines on Texas Dairy Que
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113 1 uses when it sends people int
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115 1 A That would be American Dair
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117 1 doesn't -- It relates to very
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119 1 equipment as it was on Octobe
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121 1 read. 2 Q Well, is it accordi
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123 1 this report, thought how many
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125 1 QVSC - the performance of the
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127 1 before Tyler's death? 2 A All
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129 1 Q The very last one at the bo
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131 1 A If my memory serves me corr
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133 1 Q Where did you get the langu
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135 1 Q That American Dairy Queen c
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137 1 Q Did the Dairy Queen on Stri
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139 1 Q Is that a "yes"? 2 A Yes. 3
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141 1 Q Is that a "yes"? 2 A -- to
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143 1 Strickland Drive Dairy Queen'
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145 1 you know that? 2 MR. LIGHTY:
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147 1 MR. LIGHTY: Object to the for
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149 1 occurs, that clause is in the
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151 1 the playground project for AD
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153 1 record. The time is 3:44, Aug
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155 1 comply with the standards of
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157 1 Department will decide what b
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159 1 playgrounds are so dangerous,
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161 1 Q Okay. Do you agree that the
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163 1 MR. LAWDERMILK: Go off the re
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165 1 A I don't know that. When McD
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167 1 Q Now, ADQ voluntarily undert
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169 1 A Well, what I can do is simp
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171 1 It states: The non-core opera
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173 1 monthly. Sometimes lawyers ar
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175 1 survey. 2 Q Have you ever don
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177 1 MR. LIGHTY: Object to the for
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179 1 to Brochure 100 and other ins
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181 1 have to take your word for it
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183 1 will do it. Thank you. I pass
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185 1 whatever it says in the curre
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187 1 Q -- for the Strickland Dairy
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189 1 Q American Dairy Queen and In
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191 1 own consulting company 20 yea
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193 1 A Went to work for a consulti
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195 1 Q Okay. Are you a member of a
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197 1 occasions have you been retai
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199 1 Q Do you have any other repor
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201 1 partnerships and the focus is
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203 1 Mr. Gappa? 2 A The first is t
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205 1 STREET JOURNAL to FORTUNE to
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207 1 Q Do they qualify under that
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Page 219 and 220: 219 1 A Doesn't exist. 2 Q Okay. Wh
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Page 235 and 236: 235 1 A No. 2 Q And is that true fo
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Page 245 and 246: 245 1 Q And specific to the playgro
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Page 249 and 250: 249 1 A The findings are that 64 pe
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Page 253 and 254: 253 1 I signed?" 2 Q Do you find an
Page 255 and 256: 255 1 Q And those have been documen
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