DL and Alliasence are likely squeezing the Creditors Committee, running the clock, applying pressure to bring them to the table to agree to his terms on TPL's BK.
Shareholders have Carl and PTSC to thank for giving DL's organization the ability to choke MMP licensing, through selecting Alliasence (PTSC was given the authority in the 2012 settlement with TPL to name/choose who to use) as the exclusive Licensing vendor of PDS for the MMP.