Office Practicum VacLogic Lawsuit

Disclaimer

I have been advised by my legal counsel to take care posting any thoughts and opinions on the case. These writings reflect my views of the proceedings as well as my recollections of the facts leading up to them. I suggest that anyone interested in the full story read the declarations from both sides that were submitted under oath, in the public record.

Background

From 2002 to 2017 I worked with Fred Pytlak and his pediatrician wife, Dr. Edna Pytlak, creating and expanding the immunization component, VacLogic™, of their Office Practicum pediatric practice software. Each year since 2010 they paid an annual license fee to my one person company, AmziLogic LLC, for its software tool, ARulesXL, that made the current version of VacLogic™ possible.

Nearing retirement, Fred had this to say in an email:

In 2017 or 2018 Fred and Edna sold their interest in the company and Connexin Software Inc. is now one of many companies owned, in part or in whole, by the $3+ billion investment company, Pamlico Capital.

On July 1, 2021 the management of Connexin decided to stop paying the annual license fee for ARulesXL. This, despite the fact, and knowing full well, that ARulesXL is what enables Connexin to make easy updates to VacLogic™ for constantly changing vaccine knowledge, and what enables them to distribute that knowledge to their pediatric practice customers…. Continue Reading the Background of the Case

Blog Posts

Here are some random thoughts about different aspects of the case. Best to read the background, above, first, but still these can be enlightening on their own. Especially the Trump-like strategy one, it’s just incredible how the system works for the wealthy.

• Office Practicum Lawsuit Update
  March 2023 — Judge Mastroianni just dictated that Connexin Software Inc., AKA Office Practicum (OP), should respond to our interrogatories regarding their business in Massachusetts so as to provide inputs for him … Continue reading “Office Practicum Lawsuit Update”
• VacLogic+
  When Fred and I agreed on a $7,000 annual license fee for ARulesXL, which is the technology underlying VacLogic, I never thought it would be forever. It always seemed to me that … Continue reading “VacLogic+”
• Open Source
  I probably should address the open source issue. Connexin raises this as a secondary reason why they shouldn’t have to pay license fees to use ARulesXL. It’s true that I had intended … Continue reading “Open Source”
• Business Attitudes
  I most confess that probably a lot of my anger in this case has to do with my interactions with Connexin’s new employees. That is, people who joined the company after the … Continue reading “Business Attitudes”
• Why Rules for Vaccines?
  Most people, and in fact, many programmers, don’t understand why a rule-based approach is better for some application areas. Let me try to explain. A computer does one thing at a time. … Continue reading “Why Rules for Vaccines?”
• Trump-like Legal Strategy
  This lawsuit has been quite an education for me. I’ve heard that Trump’s standard business strategy was to stiff his subcontractors, and then, when they sued, bury them in legal costs. I … Continue reading “Trump-like Legal Strategy”
• Office Practicum and Anti-Vaxers
  This is purely an opinion piece. I have a general mistrust of our health care industry. I don’t question the technology, the amazing things that can be done. Rather, I am disturbed … Continue reading “Office Practicum and Anti-Vaxers”