If JL has title to anything it sure isn't the area he is claiming... per MSX SEDAR.
As far as the 2.5 million being put into escrow, yes that is good business practice but I would be willing to bet that is not what happened in this case. I don't remember reading that it was put into escrow and that is something that certainly would have been stated if such was the case (someone correct me if I am wrong). Brent and Company better start worrying about their liability here....I personally will take this further if this falls through with JL and they can't recover the 2.5 million (my friend has quite a bit invested here). I can't stand people that have no respect for other peoples hard earned money and I hope for their sake that Brent and the directors are not this type of person.