Rusty, I hope it wasn't me!!!!! You really should have said something! Just kidding, and I realize that I shouldn't be kidding around on such a serious matter. Every once in awhile you hear a story like this, and it makes your skin crawl. Unfortunately, we have no control over the quality of people who get into any breed. This topic brings a story to the surface of my brain, that I haven't thought about for awhile. Several years ago, a large, well known Angus outfit here in Canada dispersed their herd. At the beginning of the sale, the owner announced in his opening remarks that the cows selling had been all pregnancy tested. The volume buyer of the day purchased 28 bred females. Shortly after he got his purchases home, cows started coming into heat, one by one. He ended up with 9 open cows out of the 28 he purchased. When he contacted the seller and told him that he had heard him comment that the cows were all pregnancy tested, the seller responded that the preg tests were indeed done, he had just not published what the results of the tests were. Seeing that the sale was a dispersal with no further guarantee, the buyer was out of luck. I suppose he could have lawyered up and gone the legal route, but I am sure anything he would have received in winning would have been eaten up by the legal fees.
I also remember a Charolais breeder in eastern Canada who had 3 or 4 body guards with him wherever he went. The story was that he was a Mafia boss so I doubt if anyone phoned him up to complain about a heifer not breeding or not being in calf. He lasted in the cattle business a few years and then was found dead one day. Hmmmmm.... I wonder what happened!!!!