Apple Mail Evidence Analysis
Date: March 29, 2026
Source: Apple Mail local database (Envelope Index + .emlx files)
Accounts: rlitman@icloud.com (51,921 emails), awesomefat (845 emails)
Coverage: 2012–2026 (primarily B&P era 2012–2017, plus NGM transition May 2017)
1. Executive Summary
Direct database access to the Apple Mail archive on uncle's Mac revealed 449 evidentiary emails across 16 search categories. The archive primarily covers the Becker & Poliakoff era (2012–2017) and the B&P → NGM transition (May 2017). While the post-6/15/2020 period contains only personal emails (Apple receipts, subscriptions), the pre-SOL emails establish critical patterns that NGM later exploited.
Key finding: The health insurance leverage pattern that Goldberg used post-2020 was already documented in uncle's B&P emails from March 2013 — a 7-year pattern of institutional control over uncle's health benefits.
2. Smoking Gun: Gary Rosen / Litman Exchange (March 18, 2013)
File: evidence/apple_mail/BP_ROSEN_LITMAN_FOLLOWUP_6927.emlx
Subject: RE: Follow up
Parties: Gary C. Rosen (B&P Managing Shareholder) → Richard Litman
What It Proves
Uncle wrote to Rosen just 6 months after the B&P merger expressing dissatisfaction:
"I don't want less benefits or less money than what I had"
"I need to get on a group that has this [health insurance]. It is not me vs. us. It is us."
Rosen's response reveals:
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Health insurance was used as a retention tool: "The health insurance issue does puzzle me a bit. The crux of it seems to come down to Restasis... The merger happened pretty fast at the end, and you did not have time to focus on which plan worked best."
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Uncle had superior insurance pre-merger: "I know that for the Manassas employees, our plan is better than what they had before. But it is a step down from the Mercedes plan you had for yourself."
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Uncle was already discussing exit: "The ONLY reason you have now started to view [the holdback] that way is because you are starting to think about an exit."
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Uncle discussed Of Counsel status: "maintain my B&P shareholder status (or have an Of Counsel relationship)"
Why This Matters for the Case
- Establishes the health insurance leverage pattern 7 years before Goldberg exploited it. When Goldberg later leveraged Cheryl's Crohn's disease and biological drug dependency, he was following a playbook already established at B&P.
- Shows uncle's vulnerability was institutional knowledge. The firm knew health insurance was uncle's pressure point.
- "Mercedes plan" language shows uncle once had premium coverage — the downgrade was the beginning of the coercion pattern.
- Of Counsel discussion shows uncle considered non-equity arrangements — relevant to Goldberg's 2021 insurance application listing Litman as "Of Counsel."
3. B&P → NGM Transition ("Official 30 Day Notice" — May 2017)
File: evidence/apple_mail/BP_NGM_TRANSITION_30DAY_1287.emlx
Subject: RE: Official 30 day notice
Date: May 17, 2017
Parties: Marilyn Fong (B&P CAO), Alexandra Castro (acastro@nathlaw.com), Gina Holmes (B&P), Nick Lafave, Richard Litman
Key Facts
- Alexandra Castro coordinating from nathlaw.com email — firm already operational
- Nick Lafave assigned to "clean-up project" for file transfer
- B&P warehouse storage extended through 5/31/2017
- Files covering 10/1/2012 to 4/30/17 being inventoried and transferred
- Shows the institutional handover where all client files (and associated client relationships bearing Litman's name) were transferred to NGM
Why This Matters
- Documents the exact moment Litman's client files moved from B&P to NGM
- Lafave's involvement shows he was embedded in the transition — the same person who later signed PTOL-85B fee transmittals bearing Litman's name
- Castro (from nathlaw.com) managing the logistics — shows NGM was directing the process
4. Joshua Goldberg on Client Communications (May 2017)
Files: evidence/apple_mail/GOLDBERG_CC_*.emlx
Subject: Qatar Foundation trademark searches (Docket 32905.57)
Date: May 9–14, 2017
Key Facts
JGoldberg@Nathlaw.com CC'd on client communications alongside Jerry Meyer and Richard Litman- Martha Long (mlong@nathlaw.com) sending substantive patent/trademark work to clients
- CC line: "qf@4patent.com; Joshua Goldberg; Jerry Meyer; Richard Litman"
- Also: Martha Long sent Goldberg a "New Application for Qatar Foundation -- Docket 32905.31" directly
Why This Matters
- Places Goldberg in the loop on Litman-originated client work from Day One of NGM
- Shows the three principals (Goldberg, Meyer, Litman) all received client communications
- Goldberg cannot claim ignorance of client relationships bearing Litman's name
5. James Lafave — The Prosecution Chain Actor
Files: evidence/apple_mail/LAFAVE_NATHLAW_*.emlx (20+ emails from nathlaw.com era)
Also: 2,254 total Lafave mentions across archive
Key Facts
- Nick/James Lafave (jlafave@nathlaw.com, Reg. 71013) was a key patent attorney
- Handled Qatar Foundation, KSU, KFUPM, SACGC, UAEU, Umm Al-Qura, King Abdulaziz work
- Traveled to Middle East for client meetings (Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia)
- Signed PTOL-85B fee transmittals that placed "Nath, Goldberg & Meyer / Joshua B. Goldberg" on patent front pages
- Was on the "clean-up project" during B&P → NGM transition
- Email from KFSHRC: "I am also copying Patent Attorney Nick Lafave. He will work with our [inventors]"
- Weekly billable reports tracked: "LAFAVE, JAMES, N.: [Week:0.00]"
Why This Matters
- Lafave is the operational link in the name-use mechanism. He signs the PTOL-85B forms that instruct the USPTO to print Litman's name on patent front pages. 18 confirmed PTOL-85B signatures.
- His deep involvement in client work means he knew exactly whose name was being used and why
- His role in the B&P → NGM transition means he carried the practices forward
6. Health Insurance Pattern — Full Timeline
| Date |
Event |
Source |
| Oct 2012 |
B&P merger; uncle's "Mercedes plan" downgraded |
Rosen email |
| Mar 2013 |
Uncle complains: "I need top health insurance" |
Follow up thread |
| Mar 2013 |
Rosen: "step down from the Mercedes plan you had" |
Follow up thread |
| Aug 2013 |
Staff health insurance enrollment crisis at B&P |
Insurance issue thread |
| Dec 2014 |
"Individual Disability Policies" thread |
Apple Mail |
| Jan 2015 |
"Disability Insurance Election Form" |
Apple Mail |
| Nov 2015 |
"Urgent: Health insurance problem" (8 emails) |
Apple Mail |
| Nov 2015 |
"2015 Professional Liability Insurance application" (5 threads) |
Apple Mail |
| Jun 2017 |
"Health Insurance 2017-2018" |
Apple Mail |
| 2020–2023 |
Goldberg leverages health insurance over uncle (Cheryl's Crohn's) |
Gmail archive |
| Jul 2021 |
Goldberg signs insurance application listing Litman as "Of Counsel" |
Professional liability policy |
The Pattern
Uncle's dependence on firm-provided health insurance was documented institutional knowledge from 2012 onward. When Goldberg took control of NGM, he inherited this knowledge and weaponized it — knowing that uncle could not leave without losing coverage for Cheryl's biological drug treatments.
7. KSU Collection & Payment Evidence
Files: evidence/apple_mail/KSU_COLLECTION_*.emlx
Key Emails
- "UPDATE? Payment from King Saud University" (March 24, 2016) — fee collection discussions
- "Assignment of Patent Application to King Saud University" (Feb 1–2, 2016) — 5 assignment emails
- "Need to transfer the property to KSU_ Notice of Allowance" (Feb 1, 2016) — 4 emails about property transfers
- "Completed Patent Application for King Saud University" — dozens of prosecution completions
Why This Matters
- Corroborates the KSU collection contradiction. Uncle was asked to collect from KSU post-"termination" (874 Gmail emails found previously). These Apple Mail emails show the deep KSU relationship was managed through uncle's practice.
- Payment collection discussions prove uncle's name generated revenue
8. Martha Long Solicitation Network
Files: evidence/apple_mail/SOLICITATION_*.emlx
Key Emails
- "Attorney Richard Litman - Patent Law Referral (Teleconference Request)" (Aug 30, 2017)
- "Possible New Patent Client" (Jul 26, 2013) — Richard Cahan referral
- "Possible client" (Aug 14, 2013)
- Martha Long as Client Service Manager — all client communications routed through her
- "Exciting news about Litman Law and Becker & Poliakoff" (Aug–Sep 2013) — merger announcements sent to client base
Why This Matters
- Establishes Martha Long's role as the solicitation conduit using Litman's name and reputation
- "I have worked with Richard Litman for 27 years" in prospective client emails (from Gmail archive) — this Apple Mail data shows the same pattern from 2013 onward
- Referrals were made TO Litman by name — his name had independent commercial value
9. SACGC (Sabah Al-Ahmad Center) Service Agreement
Files: evidence/apple_mail/SACGC_*.emlx
Key Emails
- "Service agreement between SACGC and Litman office" (Sep 25, 2017) — 2 emails from Ayman Shukry (a.shokry@sacgc.org)
- "SACGC Payment Authorization Template" (Mar 11, 2014)
- "Sabah Outstanding for Completed Work" (Mar 18, 2014)
Why This Matters
- Documents a service agreement between SACGC and "Litman office" — uncle's name was contractually tied to the client relationship
- Payment discussions prove the commercial value of the Litman name in these relationships
10. Professional Liability Insurance History
Files: evidence/apple_mail/PROF_LIABILITY_INSURANCE_*.emlx
Key Emails
- "Professional Liability Renewal for Becker & Poliakoff" (Nov 26, 2012) — sent TO Litman
- "2015 Professional Liability Insurance application - Intellectual Property Supplemental Application" (Oct–Nov 2015) — 5 threads
- "Are you CURRENTLY on the Board of Directors of a Company? Very Important - Malpractice Insurance Renewal" (Nov 4, 2015 and Oct 2, 2014)
- "professional liability and state forms" (Oct 9, 2012)
- "Casualty Insurance Policy" (Oct 5–8, 2012) — Litman CC'd
Why This Matters
- Shows uncle was actively involved in professional liability insurance decisions at B&P
- The 2015 IP Supplemental Application likely listed attorneys — potential evidence that Litman was named
- Direct predecessor to the 2021 insurance application where Goldberg listed Litman as "Of Counsel" — same institutional process, now at NGM
11. Email Statistics Summary
| Category |
Files Found |
Key Evidence |
| Goldberg (body search) |
104 |
Mostly firm signature; 3 JGoldberg@Nathlaw.com CCs |
| Consent/authorization |
2,264 |
Standard legal boilerplate; no smoking gun |
| Insurance/COBRA/disability |
767 |
Health insurance leverage pattern documented |
| Arbitration/settlement/of counsel |
4,884 |
Of Counsel relationship discussions |
| KSU/KFU/Kuwait clients |
3,137 |
Deep client relationship documentation |
| Firm/NGM/combination agreement |
1,789 |
B&P → NGM transition documented |
| POA/customer number |
513 |
Standard patent prosecution POAs |
| Termination/retirement |
656 |
Senior Counsel mentions; exit discussions |
| Website/profile |
2,883 |
Standard email footers |
| Solicitation/Martha Long |
3,347 |
Client referral network documented |
| Financial/billing |
3,424 |
Revenue and fee documentation |
| Trademark/Kline |
1,865 |
Trademark practice documented |
| Lafave |
2,254 |
Key prosecution chain actor |
| Cheryl/health condition |
215 |
Health dependency documented |
| "The Pad"/tracking |
395 |
Internal tracking references |
| Coercion/threat |
674 |
Standard legal language |
Total unique emails exported: 449
12. What This Archive Does NOT Contain
- No post-6/15/2020 case-relevant emails — the iCloud inbox after SOL cutoff is entirely personal (Apple receipts, subscriptions, SoundCloud, newsletters)
- No direct Joshua Goldberg personal emails to/from uncle in this archive
- No "remove my name" or explicit non-consent communications
- No Combination Agreement or Amendment text
- Several .emlx files are partial downloads (headers only) — full content on server
13. Recommended Next Steps
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Subpoena B&P records — The March 2013 Rosen/Litman exchange proves B&P has institutional documentation of uncle's health insurance dependency. B&P's HR files (Marilyn Fong) would contain the insurance enrollment records.
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Request Lafave deposition — 2,254 emails prove he was the operational link. He signed 18 PTOL-85B forms and managed the B&P ��� NGM file transition. He knows who directed the name use.
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Cross-reference 2015 Professional Liability Application — The IP Supplemental Application likely lists all attorneys. If Litman was named, it shows continuous misrepresentation of his status.
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Use Rosen email at Goldberg deposition — Ask: "Were you aware that Mr. Litman's health insurance was a documented concern since the B&P merger in 2012?"