Armed Guards Lock-Out Business Partner? How Far Can Partnership Disputes Go

Online, January 21, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Partnership disputes are sometimes handled well by the partners involved, however, sometimes they can get ugly such as in the case of Kathleen King with Kate's Cookies. Partnership Lawyer Charles Internicola recently wrote about the situation concerning Kathleen King and the extreme measures her previous partners at Kate's Cookies went through to lock her out of the business in his article "What If Your Partners Hired Guards to Lock You Out of Your Business?" Kathleen King had built up a cookie company and took on partners. Eventually Kathleen and her partners were not seeing eye-to-eye and her partners took action to get a court ordered lock out her out. Her partners went as far as hiring armed guards to prevent her from entering the business. After her partnership dispute with her business partners, Kathleen King ultimately ended up opening a different cookie business, Tate's Cookies, on her own which has become a national success.

Charles Internciola takes a deeper look into what to expect when involved in a partnership dispute. In many cases partnership disputes are unavoidable. For this reason when involved in a disagreement with a business partner one should be proactive in understanding what steps to take prior to and after engaging in a partnership dispute.

Similar to Kathleen King, Charles Internicola explains, "…many cases may become unavoidable but if handled properly can set the groundwork for future success". Understanding the correct steps is key for dealing effectively with a partnership dispute. If possible, one should prepare for a partnership dispute when it is in the beginning stages. Two useful resources that Charles Internicola offers free of charge and obligation to those faced with a potential partnership dispute are is his book, "The New York and New Jersey Partnership Dispute Guide" and his partnership dispute articles such as, "Partnership Disputes in New York and New Jersey: Factors to Discuss with Your Lawyer"