[WSBAPT] Two-Parter on Dispute Between Business Owners

[Diane Kiepe]

I realize I should have said I believe there are claims that exist now (not
if the allegations turn out to be true - that's what discovery would help
in).



Diane Kiepe
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On Wed, Apr 22, 2026 at 2:28 PM Dave Culbertson <
dculbertson at culbertsonlawoffice.com> wrote:

> Hello, Listmates.
>
> I’m throwing the wide-net on this one, apologies for double posting.
>
> I have a potential client who started a business (LLC) with a partner.
> There are only the two partners, and the business seems to be doing well
> enough—they are both drawing decent salaries from it, they have between 1 –
> 3 employees, depending on the workload.
>
> The PC is becoming suspicious/alarmed that their partner may be steering
> some of their business to a new competing shop of his own, and secretly
> devoting his energy and time to it. They don’t have any operating agreement
> for the LLC, I think that would address something like this. If there is a
> cause of action, I think it would be based on a breach of loyalty theory.
>
> 1.     Is there a Washington case (or cases) that would discuss this,
> which someone might provide the cites for?
>
> 2.     I am uncertain whether I could take this case, for other reasons.
> Any referrals / self-referrals for a business dispute between partners?
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
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> Dave Culbertson
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