Comments on: Would You Want to Do Business With This Man? http://business-ethics.com/2010/07/19/1813-would-you-want-to-do-business-with-this-man/ The Magazine of Corporate Responsibility Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:28:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: wmartin http://business-ethics.com/2010/07/19/1813-would-you-want-to-do-business-with-this-man/comment-page-1/#comment-2457 wmartin Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:53:51 +0000 http://business-ethics.com/?p=4134#comment-2457 After reading from both Companies' websites, as well as both MYT articles, there really isn't any question. Mr. Siegel may have the right of the law with no patents or non-competes involved. His aggressive competitive actions in creating a competing product after attempting a blustery buy-in are distasteful perhaps, but not unethical. The claim of invention, when he knew of Safety Kleen's lapsed patent and the Clothesnik, and given he's actively promoting the product in the first article is unethical. His changed and added statements in the second article make it plain to the reporter as well. Lying for personal fame or monetary gain... Now, to the environmentally friendly question: Cotton vs. Polypropylene (plastic)? After reading from both Companies' websites, as well as both MYT articles, there really isn't any question. Mr. Siegel may have the right of the law with no patents or non-competes involved. His aggressive competitive actions in creating a competing product after attempting a blustery buy-in are distasteful perhaps, but not unethical.

The claim of invention, when he knew of Safety Kleen's lapsed patent and the Clothesnik, and given he's actively promoting the product in the first article is unethical. His changed and added statements in the second article make it plain to the reporter as well. Lying for personal fame or monetary gain...

Now, to the environmentally friendly question: Cotton vs. Polypropylene (plastic)?

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