Legal Question in Business Law in California

Re: Small business investment deceit

Whether you'll get your money back depends on whether you'd be able to collect on a judgment -- based on the facts you gave, you would likely be able to prove that he owes you the money -- it also sounds like he violated various provisions of the California corporations code (even though the bus. was in NY) You should file a complaint with the dept of corporations -- as for gettting your money back, you should first do a background check on him, to see what property he might own, and then it might be worth filing suit against him.

Re: Small business investment deceit

Sue him and find out. If he did this 'business' solicitation in CA, then you should be able to sue him here. The attorney will need every thing you can provide. Your problem will be in finding any assets to collect against if you get a judgment. Feel free to contact me if serious about getting the legal help you'll need.

Re: Small business investment deceit

It is not clear from your question that California law would apply to this case or that California courts would have jurisdiction to hear it (those are two distinct questions even though they may sound like the same thing). I would need to know more details about how your agreement was formed and how the business was to operate before I could say whether this case would be subject to the law of California, New York or both. It is also quite possible that various federal laws would apply.