Peter Beagle supports the mission to expose and fix bad business practices by Connor Cochran. Connor is facing litigation in relation to this site – never trust info about it sourced from him.

A nightmare legal case for legendary "The Last Unicorn" author Peter Beagle, being abused by former manager. Way to treat a 78-year-old, dude. Go have a read, this is off the scale. https://t.co/Hj8eddm9fC — Colleen Doran (@ColleenDoran) December 29, 2017

Colleen Doran gave even more perspective on Peter Beagle’s fight. She’s a NY Times bestselling comics creator and a great source for creator’s rights.

The story of legal action until now:

In the early 2000’s, Connor Cochran took control of Peter’s career. While operating in Peter’s name, he gained screening rights to the Last Unicorn movie, took in a $500,000 settlement for it, and started a tour that sold large amounts of merchandise for the business Connor controlled.

Meanwhile, as exposed by this site, Connor was dodging a judgement of $83,000 he owed to his ex wife since 1999. That meant running personal finances through company accounts to hide them and claim little to no income, according to legal documents about it. Behind the front of doing good for Peter, Connor also cheated countless customers who are still waiting for goods since 2005, stiffed vendors on debts, and took a large amount of money from an elderly kid’s art teacher, before countersuing to beat back her attempts to get what she was owed.

Then he sued his own family for money from his mother’s estate, based on his word that she was alcoholic and mentally unfit. The courts rejected his claims. Multiple lawsuits against his family were thrown out in 2014.

In 2015, Peter Beagle sued him (it was followed by another lawsuit for hundreds of thousands from The Last Unicorn Tour investors). Cochran responded by:

Claiming Peter was alcoholic and mentally unfit. Conspiring with Peters kids to put him in conservatorship. It was thrown out. Suing Peter’s lawyer. It was thrown out. Countersuing Peter. It was thrown out.

The scummy tactics always blame someone or something else for problems in which Cochran is the common denominator. When the claims fail he shifts to a new scapegoat or delay game. Dragging on forever runs up costs so he can take what he wants, using the court process – a venue for resolving conflict – as a weapon.

Latest tactics, January 2018:

On the eve of Connor’s trial in Peter’s lawsuit, he filed for bankruptcy. This suspends legal actions until it’s sorted out. How long could it take, if it’s up to him? Ask how long Peter can possibly wait, and it would surely be a little longer than that.

Back in November, fans saw a company contracted to Avicenna Development (named in Peter’s lawsuit as controlled by Cochran) announcing use of Peter’s creation without his approval. Notice how it was shortly before Connor’s trial – and this:

Despite outcry, the company justified Cochran’s employee in a key role by saying “he earned his place on the project”… but they’ll let Peter freelance for them on his creation if critics shut up. Poor Peter, still trying to earn his place.

Please make sure people understand that this is not related to, or ok with Peter AT ALL. It’s getting shut down, and anyone involved is knowingly defrauding him and ITV right now. — 🚀 Pluto (@xaoc) December 13, 2017

(Above is the owner of Rickert & Beagle Books.) It’s a group effort to take his rights. Supporting him takes a group too.