What are my rights to payment if a client claims that I was too long in providing my services?
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What are my rights to payment if a client claims that I was too long in providing my services?
I was contacted by a former client whose business was in 1 state although and he moved to another. He is in the process of changing his company name and hired me to redo his logo. We agreed upon a price and he told me to proceed. He claimed I did not get changes to him fast enough so he had someone else do the logo. I have read receipts showing he read the emails
Asked on June 21, 2014 under Business Law, California
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Shawn Jackson / The Jackson Law Firm, P.C.
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
Well, as you might imagine the devil is in the details...in that what would be a "reasonable time" and/or the "requested time" for the project to be completed...along with did he/she provide notice that they had given the project over to another person. At first blush, you should be able to retain payment for the actual services delivered ...and probably retunr the balance unless of course you have a written agreement that would grant other remedies.
Shawn Jackson California Business Development Attorney
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