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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Delaware
Hello, I'm trying to get a legal advice on this situation. Me and my friend have been going over another man's house, to hang out, but mostly because he would tattoo him for an hour or two at the time.
Twice a month tops, not more than that, he would invite me to come with him.
My friend is a professional tattoo artist, who has worked in the shop for 7 years. Now working a regular job and tattooing his 1 friend (like I said no more than couple times a month) to not get rusty. The homeowner - his "client" , always invites him to do it.
So saying that my friend was pro, recently as winter 2015 for 7 years - his work is not scratchy or ever infected, it comes in sessions but its very solid for the amount of time and essentially for free with maximum sterility available from similar setups he did in the shop but even more sterile.
Recently though, his client "the homeowner" got on medication for his head trauma issues and stomach (after 4 years spent in jail, he recently got out in 2015) - his health has declined and also being completely broke at that point so after last quick session of outline - he started to threaten my friend to finish his arm for free and more, because he doesn't like the current OUTLINE doesn't look "finished" (obviously completely not finished yet in one 1 hour session).
My friend shortly after started to receive threats of legal action from his client "the homeowner" if my friend tattoo artist won't hurry up to finish the tattoo and do more work on him for free, using suing issue as sort of "blackmail" or "reket" to control him and get more free work.
My friend tattoo artist has blocked his phone number and wants nothing to do with him after this, he is more concerned for his safety at this moment rather than being sued. But the his "client" says its coming soon.
So can HE "the homeowner" sue my friend tattoo artist over a house tattoo that he just "doesn't like how it looks so far" which is just bare bones outline??? (no ground of infection or anything of that sort unless he is purposely pouring gasoline on it as we speak, he also has bad hygiene)
Having said all this, there is a couple things worth mentioning -
- the tattoo is NOT infected ,
- the tattoo is NOT scratchy all lines are solid ,
- there was NO papers signed for these tattoos,
- they were done at HIS house,
- as far as I know Delaware laws do not require for you to have a License to tattoo, albeit house tattooing is illegal to some degree as far as I understand.
- What can the tattoo artist expect having to go to court over this matter, and what is the best course of action to take on legal ground?
- What could penalties be?
Thank you for your Help.
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Delaware
Hello, I'm trying to get a legal advice on this situation. Me and my friend have been going over another man's house, to hang out, but mostly because he would tattoo him for an hour or two at the time.
Twice a month tops, not more than that, he would invite me to come with him.
My friend is a professional tattoo artist, who has worked in the shop for 7 years. Now working a regular job and tattooing his 1 friend (like I said no more than couple times a month) to not get rusty. The homeowner - his "client" , always invites him to do it.
So saying that my friend was pro, recently as winter 2015 for 7 years - his work is not scratchy or ever infected, it comes in sessions but its very solid for the amount of time and essentially for free with maximum sterility available from similar setups he did in the shop but even more sterile.
Recently though, his client "the homeowner" got on medication for his head trauma issues and stomach (after 4 years spent in jail, he recently got out in 2015) - his health has declined and also being completely broke at that point so after last quick session of outline - he started to threaten my friend to finish his arm for free and more, because he doesn't like the current OUTLINE doesn't look "finished" (obviously completely not finished yet in one 1 hour session).
My friend shortly after started to receive threats of legal action from his client "the homeowner" if my friend tattoo artist won't hurry up to finish the tattoo and do more work on him for free, using suing issue as sort of "blackmail" or "reket" to control him and get more free work.
My friend tattoo artist has blocked his phone number and wants nothing to do with him after this, he is more concerned for his safety at this moment rather than being sued. But the his "client" says its coming soon.
So can HE "the homeowner" sue my friend tattoo artist over a house tattoo that he just "doesn't like how it looks so far" which is just bare bones outline??? (no ground of infection or anything of that sort unless he is purposely pouring gasoline on it as we speak, he also has bad hygiene)
Having said all this, there is a couple things worth mentioning -
- the tattoo is NOT infected ,
- the tattoo is NOT scratchy all lines are solid ,
- there was NO papers signed for these tattoos,
- they were done at HIS house,
- as far as I know Delaware laws do not require for you to have a License to tattoo, albeit house tattooing is illegal to some degree as far as I understand.
- What can the tattoo artist expect having to go to court over this matter, and what is the best course of action to take on legal ground?
- What could penalties be?
Thank you for your Help.
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