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Can I really be sued?
I worked as an independent contractor for a person and then billed another company for additional work. The person was a former partner in the other company I billed. Now he is trying to sue me because I have finally (4 years later) been paid for my services by the company. The person claims I owe them the labor portion of my bill to the company because he was paying me at the same time the company was paying me, even though the checks were from two separate entities. Can I be sued for this money and is he entitled to it?
Asked on August 29, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, North Carolina
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
More information is needed here to really understand the situation. But if you were working on two separate projects at the same time that would be fine to bill two separate entities, so long as you did not double bill for the same work. If the labor overlapped then the contracts should have specified the allocation between the companies. Good luck.
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