So are you saying that it wold have been better for you to have just accepted it and moved on as soon as she dropped the bomb and that you as the LBS was in the "fog"?
That is exactly what I wrestle with - should I just let this go and move on and step off the pain ride. Maybe it would be better for ME to just move forward without out. Tell me lawyer what I want and see how long it takes to achieve the objective (s).