BRS Sues Founder, Allegedly Stole $15 Million

Published Feb 13, 2017 18:06 PM

The disaster of BRS Labs continues to unfold. 

BRS Labs, after $100+ million in investment and now known as Giant Gray, has sued their founder Ray Davis and his son:

The deceit employed by Defendants to conceal their fraud and breach of duties knew no bounds and went undetected for years -- resulting in their theft of more than $15 million from the Company

We have obtained the company's petition in Texas court and it reads like a Hollywood screenplay.

Inside this note, we examine the issues involved and the future for BRS / Giant Gray.

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Comments (16)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Feb 13, 2017

Who plays Ray in the movie????  You could not write a better script!!!!!!

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
Feb 13, 2017

My vote is for John Lithgow. 

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
Feb 13, 2017

 

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Feb 13, 2017

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U
Undisclosed #4
Feb 13, 2017
IPVMU Certified

The Giant Gray goose is cooked.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #5
Feb 14, 2017

There already is a screenplay for this.  Sounds like they need to call in The Accountant!

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Luis Carmona
Feb 14, 2017
Geutebruck USA • IPVMU Certified

So I guess they were not the "smartest guys in the room"....

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U
Undisclosed #4
Feb 14, 2017
IPVMU Certified

Giant Grift.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #6
Feb 14, 2017

So, which company is the next BRS/Giant Grey?  Knightscope?  

JH
John Honovich
Feb 14, 2017
IPVM

So, which company is the next BRS/Giant Grey? Knightscope?

That's funny because at least 3 people have independently made that comparison to me recently.

I actually don't agree, mainly because Knightscope has a real product that works (at least the fundamentals, I am excluding the hidden gun detection, etc.) and the founders seem more legit than BRS.

However, the way inflated expectations and the turn to raise money from mom n pops does draw some parallels. But my read on Knightscope is that this is just normal Silicon Valley shoot for the moon type execution rather than BRS bs.

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Ed Vergara
Feb 15, 2017

That's a lot of mom n pops to fund $100 million.  But I know 3 business associates who invested in the company in the initial stages.  What a shame.

JH
John Honovich
Feb 15, 2017
IPVM

But I know 3 business associates who invested in the company in the initial stages.

3? Wow. How sad.

San Diego seemed to be a 'hotbed' for BRS Labs investors. One person who contacted me saying that they were an investor said that they were introduced by a waiter in a super high end restaurant. Strange deal. 

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Sagy Amit
Feb 16, 2017

Ray Davis has a brother that lives in San Diego and managed to recruit a lot of investors from Southern CA.

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Sagy Amit
Nov 10, 2019

I just received a letter in the mail reminding me of my two months affair with Giant Gray - Their attorney seeking to recover fees accumulated.

This affirms my belief that a product marketing manager, should be technically capable enough to test the product they promote publicly.

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JH
John Honovich
Nov 10, 2019
IPVM

Sagy, thanks! What did the attorney want? Are any of the investors ever going to get any money back?

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Sagy Amit
Nov 10, 2019

It is a general notice offering anyone with any prior dealings with the company the opportunity to object to a motion seeking to recover lawyer's fees. There is a courtroom hearing scheduled for Dec 9, 2019 in Houston if you're interested, LOL :)

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