It used to be the case about Italian Electrics in cars etc 30 odd years ago, is it still the case? Or are some of us just old with memories of elephants!
We do not know enough about the circumstances to make this statement. This is all sounding like a broken record. I suggest the OP takes legal action if he can and that he / we drops this on the forum until he has pursued it to a conclusion in court.
I just want to say in the words of the TV presenters when someone has said the name of a brand on air. Other brands of angler are also available! I have met many of them.