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Meanwhile, my friend is being sued by a nutty old rich guy that thought my friend went out of their way to sabotage him. (They did no such thing, but when a "st
by sillysaurus3 9y ago
Meanwhile, my friend is being sued by a nutty old rich guy that thought my friend went out of their way to sabotage him. (They did no such thing, but when a "startup" goes wrong, people go crazy.)
More specifically, my friend entered into a contract to deliver X for the old guy. When X turned out not to resonate with customers, the old guy sued him. Nobody saw it coming. My friend will probably win, and he was very lucky that he was able to get a lawyer for free. But what a massive PITA.
- marcosdumay 9y agoAs you said, your friend will probably win. That means the contract already predicts the situation. That's the point somebody was making about avoiding assholes. There is nothing you can do to avoid that risk. He will sue anyway. Your best hope is avoiding them. And each extra bit of protection you add into your contract will make you look slightly more similar to an asshole, so you'd better keep it to the probable risks.
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- tomhoward 9y agoYep, I've been in situations reminiscent of this, and I know it's awful. I wouldn't wish it on anyone, and I'm sorry to hear it's happening to your friend. But, I don't think it contradicts the point of the article. The most watertight contract in the world won't prevent a vexatious client initiating legal action if they really want to; the only protection against that is to be very careful about who you do business with in the first place, and to ensure at every step of the process that both parties' incentives and expectations are aligned.