Q: Does this guy have a case?
A man my dad does work for gave us a list of windows to clean to make up for previous accounts he seized from us. He told us all that they were cash accounts and didnt specify further instruction. I went to clean a businesses windows and they told me that I need to fill out a w9 form to get paid. I did, representing the person I worked for, and said I will send him his share of the money, as that what was agreed upon. He is now trying to sue me for stealing his business, which we no longer clean the windows for. He never contacted them beforehand to let them know of me coming.
Furthermore, they no longer want to do business with him and he is threatening me that he is going to sue my family and I for colluding against him and for owing him the loss of money from losing the business.
This is all in response to us seeking, from his employer via phone calls, to try to get him to pay us the 1,000's of dollars he owes us from other work we have done for him.
A:
What authority did you have to speak on your employer's behalf? Speak to a lawyer to assess any possible liability you may be facing.
See: http://www.aeesq.com/business-law/business-lawsuits/
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