Legal Question in Business Law in New Jersey

a client wants me to refund a $1,100 deposit, they decided to go with another coder to finish the job, I told them I would be willing to compensate for the work but they have not given me a clear response, I am worried that they will take me to court or do a chargeback on their credit card.

there is no contract, I told them I was willing to finish the work but they said they had a deadline (which they changed from the original deadline), i told them i could finish the work if they gave me all the materials but they said they wanted to give me the work in pieces, I told them that if i did not have all of their content for the website i could not estimate a time of completion, so they said they could not use me to complete the job.


Asked on 3/03/16, 10:18 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Frank Natoli Natoli-Legal, LLC

Without any contract to address this, the default will be that you are entitled to be paid for the services rendered and anything paid to you beyond should be refunded unless you would be able to show that this equates a net loss. For example, if you had to spend money on equipment that can only be used to service the client, etc. A court will try not to allow unjust enrichment like allowing you to keep money for services not rendered.

If this is a serious matter, I suggest that you consult with a lawyer in private and discuss your objectives in more detail. You can start by calling around to several for a free phone consultation, get some insights then pick the best fit to work with.

If you would like to discuss further over a free phone consult, feel free to contact me anytime that is convenient.

Our firm is now referred by the American Bar Association (see under the New York section):

http://www.americanbar.org/groups/delivery_legal_services/resources/programs_to_help_those_with_moderate_income.html

Kind regards,

Frank

www.LanternLegal.com

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Answered on 3/03/16, 10:24 am


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