Quoted from Ballypinball:They can say anything but Legally they don't owe you a dime
They probably paid Jpop or someone else for the assets Like it or hate it, Jpop owes you not Deeproot, If Stern Hired Him would you be chasing them NO
I don't agree with all of the crap going on but Deeproot Only owes you whatever they bought from you and haven't paid
Do what I do No Money No Parts No Matter who it is, No Credit, you can't miss what you don't have.
You were in the room to know what kind of agreement they could have signed? Perhaps a debt transfer?
Even I highly doubt of it, and then you might have right, it is a bit presumptuous to be 100% affirmative