[wizkid]

My close relative was the PM, construction company project manager, for this factory.

He often gets put in charge of projects with difficult owners.

He had a lot of respect for David Tran who founded this company.

From what I can recall, Mr Tran fled Vietnam after the war with just the clothes on his back and started out making the sauce in his house.

He is just what you would expect from a self made man: No consultants, someone who took an in depth personal interest in every aspect of his business, only respected cash on the barrel head, very family oriented...

Knowing what I know about California, my guess is that this is some sort of shakedown by the powers that be and Mr. Tran is not coughing up.

[Balding_Eagle]

I’d say your relative has a shot at building that same factory a second time! Good luck to him.