thanks for the good dd FUTH, I'd say with distinction if on each occasion you hadn't underlined fact based research with an emotional negative charge like "snakes in the grass", etc,... . Although I wouldn't be surprised a distressed co. may definitely have lease issues I'd be interested in your link re: the eviction in Calif. All I have ever read of their departure was this: http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-news/20130508/el-segundo-based-cereplast-moving-headquarters-to-indiana tia