My LexisNexis sales rep knew I was struggling in my second year as a solo practitioner in my law firm. Eventually, I told him I was going under and needed to complete my contracts which only had a few months left.
He showed me "hit" reports on my website and said if I "just got one good case" it would pay for the entire next year and save my office and my only livelihood. I "had nothing to lose" because if the magic case didn't materialize, then I would be released from my contract because the business would no longer exist locally.
In fact, I had been released from a West contract on that basis when I moved to my new location. And it was the LexisNexis rep who told me West would release me for that reason if I only asked. Then he could sign me up with LexisNexis. So thoughtful of him.
Gosh, can you believe that when my practice failed, he had amnesia about any of the conversations we had or any of the assurances he gave me for recission of the contract if I was no longer able to practice?
I can attest from my experience, LexisNexis is a rapacious group of bloodsuckers who will say anything to extract a commission and then sue the corpse of their former client businesses.