Legal Question in Business Law in Florida

I sent a customer a MEMO with terms that he purchase 20% of the total amount within a 6 month period. I sent the MEMO from Florida 6/30/08. His business is in Lafayette La. On the MEMO it states that he is responsible for attorney fees & court cost. Can I sue him in Florida? Will attorneys work on a contingency fee basis? To date I have received $1000.00 total.

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Asked on 8/25/09, 12:42 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Sarah Grosse Sarah Grosse, Esquire

Unless the other party acknowledges the facts stated in your memo, it is not evidence of a contract. If a signed contract has a choice of law provision, or if the party in LA has substantial contacts with FL so as to give a FL court personal jurisdiction over him, then you may sue in FL. Attorneys will not normally take this kind of case on contingency.

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Answered on 8/25/09, 12:56 pm


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