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Thank you. I agree. It is not professional. I didn't call him names, but I would say feelings got hurt. Equity won't happen now. There was no contract. It

Thank you. I agree. It is not professional. I didn't call him names, but I would say feelings got hurt. Equity won't happen now. There was no contract. It was verbal mainly. Thank you for the final settlement amount. I appreciate that advice! I don't really care about the money now, rather the principle that he can't renegotiate invoices when he feels like it. His integrity is lost. Defamation for what? For speaking to his investors? I sent them notice that I was informing them. I didn't want to threaten them. But I guess by notifying his customer base and buyers, it could be seen as that? Cost-not-viable. Appreciate you lining that up!

where_do_i_live 8y ago
If you don't have a written contract, and everything was verbal - you don't have a chance whatsoever to sue and come out victorious. It sounds like unless you can pressure the individuals involved, a judge will be a sore disappointment. Feel free to talk to a lawyer, but no lawyer will take this case unless you pay them upfront and they will likely tell you that you are going to lose this and its not worth your time/money.
- xstartup 8y ago
  Nothing having a contract does not mean everything is lost. Many people are giving this advise, "oh but you don't have a contract". Even if you don't have a contract It does not mean someone can keep your money. As long as you can prove it's your money which is unlawfully kept hostage, you can sue.
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- nate_meurer 8y ago
  Any agreement, whether written or verbal, is legally binding so long as it's mutual, voluntary, and not fraudulent. Pure verbal agreements are obviously much more difficult to evidence, but any physical evidence whatsoever that indicates the existence and form of an agreement -- even text messages between the two of you -- will readily bind the parties in court.
mcv 8y ago
If there's no contract, does he own the code? Did you write code? Without a contract, it might still be yours. Is it enough to take away his business? I'm not saying that you should, but it's worth keeping in mind and discussing with your lawyer.
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where_do_i_live 8y ago

If you don't have a written contract, and everything was verbal - you don't have a chance whatsoever to sue and come out victorious. It sounds like unless you can pressure the individuals involved, a judge will be a sore disappointment. Feel free to talk to a lawyer, but no lawyer will take this case unless you pay them upfront and they will likely tell you that you are going to lose this and its not worth your time/money.

xstartup 8y ago
Nothing having a contract does not mean everything is lost. Many people are giving this advise, "oh but you don't have a contract". Even if you don't have a contract It does not mean someone can keep your money. As long as you can prove it's your money which is unlawfully kept hostage, you can sue.
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nate_meurer 8y ago
Any agreement, whether written or verbal, is legally binding so long as it's mutual, voluntary, and not fraudulent. Pure verbal agreements are obviously much more difficult to evidence, but any physical evidence whatsoever that indicates the existence and form of an agreement -- even text messages between the two of you -- will readily bind the parties in court.

mcv 8y ago

If there's no contract, does he own the code? Did you write code? Without a contract, it might still be yours. Is it enough to take away his business? I'm not saying that you should, but it's worth keeping in mind and discussing with your lawyer.

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