I am in California.
I sell product across the US out of my home.
A wholesale customer got mad at me because I dated the product in his store
to a retail customer who called me.
I have been friends with this wholesaler for 5 years, and paid for him to do video selling my product. In the video which was done in GA I noticed he shook and I think he has Parkinson's Disease. He has been making strange statements each one more threatening than the last. He thinks I maybe in violation of the city business code (maybe true it is a 80/20 call, with the 80% that they would not shut me down) and is demanding free goods for not reporting me. The first invoice was about $200 so I sent it out free hoping it would go away( it was for him personally). Now he does not want to be dealer and wants to return all of the store goods.
I told him send it COD ( he never sent it and I had the Bank Check ready) He threatened to turn me into the city if I did not send the Bank Check in advance.
So I sent it. I do not think I will receive my goods $1239.00 worth.
His son is a partner in the business and do not think he knows the whole story.
If the City shuts me down it would be a matter of a couple of years and my wife (who is collecting unemployment) and I might be homeless.
Questions:
1) Could I sue for Extortion/blackmail?
2) Could I make California the Venue
3) Damages now are small--damages in the future are large.
Drawho
I sell product across the US out of my home.
A wholesale customer got mad at me because I dated the product in his store
to a retail customer who called me.
I have been friends with this wholesaler for 5 years, and paid for him to do video selling my product. In the video which was done in GA I noticed he shook and I think he has Parkinson's Disease. He has been making strange statements each one more threatening than the last. He thinks I maybe in violation of the city business code (maybe true it is a 80/20 call, with the 80% that they would not shut me down) and is demanding free goods for not reporting me. The first invoice was about $200 so I sent it out free hoping it would go away( it was for him personally). Now he does not want to be dealer and wants to return all of the store goods.
I told him send it COD ( he never sent it and I had the Bank Check ready) He threatened to turn me into the city if I did not send the Bank Check in advance.
So I sent it. I do not think I will receive my goods $1239.00 worth.
His son is a partner in the business and do not think he knows the whole story.
If the City shuts me down it would be a matter of a couple of years and my wife (who is collecting unemployment) and I might be homeless.
Questions:
1) Could I sue for Extortion/blackmail?
2) Could I make California the Venue
3) Damages now are small--damages in the future are large.
Drawho