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"I actually transferred it (the money) to myself with Mike's knowledge," he said. "None of that money went to me. That money went to vendors, welders and manufacturers."
"Mike and I and his mom tried to salvage and run the business that we had built for a long time," Kavanaugh said.
But without Joseph McStay at the helm, the business would eventually fold.
In July 2011, Kavanaugh ended up selling McStay's business, Earth Inspired Products, to two individuals named Matthew Schneider and Joaquin Quintero, according to court records.
The sale of Earth Inspired Products and the subsequent creation of a corporation called Water Feature Supply, Inc. resulted in a lawsuit being filed in February 2012 in San Diego Superior Court (case # 37.2012-00092477).
The lawsuit detailed ownership disputes between the plaintiffs, Schneider and Quintero, and another party named Patrick Maloy.
The lawsuit was dismissed in May of 2012 and Maloy retained ownership of the Water Feature Supply domain and business.
Joseph McStay's original web site domain name associated with Earth Inspired Products currently directs users back to
McStayFamily.org.
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