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> And obviously I'm requesting legal docs ...

And it hasn't occurred to your to hire a lawyer? Do you know the term "due diligence"? In the present context, due diligence means getting competent legal counsel, not asking the opinion of HN readers.

And if you don't get competent legal advice, because you are blocking both parties, in the long run they will both win, and you will lose.

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We have in-house counsel. And we even have access to a big SF firm. And we are getting both their opinions. But as they say the wheels of justice move slowly, and I basically have to decide on no access, access for one or the other or access for both, while waiting for the lawyers to sort through things. That's the issue.

> I basically have to decide on no access, access for one or the other or access for both, while waiting for the lawyers to sort through things.

Okay then, the best advice is to tell these people that you're waiting for legal advice -- don't do anything on your own. In other words, you don't have to decide, and you shouldn't. Any decision you make independently may be contested by one or both parties, against your interest.

Just say you're waiting for competent legal counsel "in the best interest of all involved parties".

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