Legal Question in Legal Ethics in California
Is this blackmail?
We are movie producers distributing our own film.
We sell the film to many vendors.
One vendor, who we have made sales to (in excess of $80,000 in accounts payable he is currently holding) has threatened not to pay us the $80K unless we give him one of our other vendor
accounts to sell to directly.
Summary:
We sell product to Vendor A and Vendor B. Vender A owes us $80K. Vendor A tells us he will not pay us unless we give him the revenue we make from Vendor B.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Is this blackmail?
What label you put in it, this person had breached his contract with you and he owes you $80,000. If you need assistance collecting this debt, feel free to contact my office for a complimentary onsultation.
Re: Is this blackmail?
Sounds like he simply wants to hold your $80k hostage to get more out of the deal. He does not sound trustworthy to me.
You should consider filing suit to collect the $80k. Need to determine whether the contract is enforceable, whether you will be able to collect from the guy once you get a judgment.
Let me know if you want to talk about it.
J. Caleb Donner
Related Questions & Answers
Looking for something else?
10,200 active attorneys ready to answer your legal questions today.
Featured Attorneys
Earn additional revenue and grow your business.
