Well, heck, I was even granting that Alliacense was OUTSIDE of the 3rd party designation, but if they are considered a 3rd-party, then in my opinion, any PTSC officer or director who agreed to that would be in breach of their fiduciary responsibiltiy to us, as it would open PDS up to really being manipulated by TPL.

I'd be more inclined to worry that TPL could have presented things that would typically be considered in-house charges (copying, computer leasing, private jet rental/purchase, etc.) and somehow construed those by "contracting" them out, to being 3rd party charges.