Will Jones
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When a company builds its reputation on a mission to help humanity heal itself by delivering cutting‑edge wellness technology and uplifting customer experiences, the last thing anyone expects is for that very company to haul a devoted customer into court, forcing the customer to shut down their business just to be able to afford paying attorneys. Yet that is precisely what Energy Enhancement Systems (EES) has done, suing one of its own center owners, a dedicated individual who invested in their mission, in what can only be described as a stunning betrayal of trust.
Energy Enhancement Systems bills itself as a pioneer in love‑driven, miracle‑minded wellness technology, yet it’s now firing off lawsuits like hotcakes. In a shocking act, EES has dragged one of its longstanding center owners, Susan Bowman, into federal court, accusing her of unauthorized modifications to her technology, tweaks that countless other owners have made without consequence.
Bowman poured six figures into EES hardware, training, and licensing fees because she believed in the promise of bioenergetic healing. Yet when she optimized her system to better serve her clients, EES sued her in their new “law fare” strategy that ironically seems to now be hurting their own company. They sued her, leaving her to shoulder crippling legal fees, which forced her to shut down her business which she built from the ground up.
“I did not initiate this battle. EES chose to sue me even though other centers have done what I have done, which is not in any way a breach of contract – they know that. So you have to wonder why they chose me. I can tell you why.
I have been vocal from the very beginning when I discovered through finding, reading, and studying the evidence that the Founder of EES, Sandra Rose Michael, is not the inventor of the technology that we purchased from them. All I did was speak the truth and they were so deeply afraid of it, that they sought to hurt me financially with a lawsuit. EES is hoping I will be silent about their deceptions. I will not. The truth needs no advocate, but they put me in this role.”
This hardline stance exposes a company culture that prioritizes control over collaboration, using money that their customers gave them against their own customers. Center owners, who risk reputation and capital to bring EES’s “miracles” to life, have endured delayed equipment, opaque warranties, and unresponsive support. When product glitches surfaced, they were left to troubleshoot alone. Now, EES is using its legal department as a blunt instrument rather than a partner in problem solving.
Compounding the scandal, EES is already under fire in a landmark federal lawsuit in New York for $100,000,000 for willful copyright infringement. Robert Religa, the original inventor of the Light System technology, holds the exclusive worldwide rights to this technology, while Light System holds the exclusive worldwide distribution license to the technology. In other words, EES is being sued both by its own inventor and the inventors exclusive distribution partner.
Taken together, these suits paint a portrait of a company more interested in litigation than in its proclaimed mission of healing and community. If EES truly led with love, it would:
- Drop the lawsuit against Bowman and any other owners who’ve made identical tweaks.
- Engage in good‑faith dialogue to address service failures and improve product reliability.
- Resolve the Religa dispute through mediation, not public courtroom battles.
Until EES changes course, its rhetoric about love and miracles rings hollow, and the real victims remain the people seeking relief from chronic pain and stress, left to wonder whether they’re buying into a vision of wellness or a lawsuit factory.
It is worth asking: What kind of company sues its loyal customers? One that values legal leverage over human connection. One that views center owners less as partners and more as revenue streams and potential liabilities. And one that is willing to sacrifice goodwill in order to send a message: carve our path exactly as we dictate, or face the consequences.
Energy Enhancement Systems now has a choice. It can double down, dragging this case through the courts and risking further alienation of current and prospective center owners. Or it can pause, reevaluate its approach to customer relations, and seek an equitable settlement that acknowledges both contractual obligations and the fundamental need for mutual respect. The path it chooses will reveal whether EES is truly committed to empowering lives or simply wielding technology as a means to extract profit and control.
Customers and center owners deserve better. They deserve a company that stands by its promises, responds with empathy when things go awry, and resolves conflicts without broadcasting grievances to the legal bar. If Energy Enhancement Systems truly believes in enhancement of energy, health, and human potential, it must start by enhancing its own approach to customer care and how disputes are dealt with. Because a lawsuit might win a case in court, but it will lose countless hearts and minds outside it.