Consider the fact that he could be the one that is sued, it is best to be prepared.
Yes, lawyers are expensive, but you'd be surprised how effective a single letter from a heavyweight attorney can be, and it won't cost you a fortune at all.
But you have to explain your case to your attorney too, and that is where that documentation comes in again.
Yeah, paper trail started last week, aside from the email history. I appreciate the comments - it's an unusual situation.
My attorney is up to speed, it's just a question of whether or not it makes sense to engage in arbitration.
I'm mostly curious to see if anyone has ever done that, chased an uncooperative contractor into that, obtained an injunction, etc.
wrt not receiving anything in return, a non-functional prototype never seemed like a useful thing to have ... until now =) Although it worsens his case significantly.
Yes, lawyers are expensive, but you'd be surprised how effective a single letter from a heavyweight attorney can be, and it won't cost you a fortune at all.
But you have to explain your case to your attorney too, and that is where that documentation comes in again.