Kriger Research Group has contracted me for conducting one of their client's clinical researches in Israel.
Per our contract, Bruce Kriger is committed to pay my working hours, travel expenses and other project management's costs such as translations and study related purchases.
Bruce Kriger was invoiced for services and expenses provided on June 2009 and although invoiced his client and got paid, he has decided to use this payment for other purposes and didn't pay me.
Due to my diligence and dedication to the project, I have continued working and providing services to Kriger Research Group and when trying to collect June's payment, I received Bruce Kriger's response saying: "I am sorry. We don't have money to pay from our pocket. Our company is in a very bad financial situation".
At the end of July 2009 I had to invoice Kriger Research Group again for services that have been provided and study related expenses I had on July – this invoice was not paid.
The responses I received from Bruce Kriger at this point were: "Termination note was sent to us on July 24. 2009 It means that as of today Aug 9, 2009 we are no longer providing any services to the client. Since you were our contractor you can't continue providing services to the client, because it will be considered as direct soliciting of our client which is illegal. If we find out that you went on with this project directly we'll have to take legal actions against you and the client."
Please don't provide any services concerning this project. They will have to find their own CRA in Israel."
Kriger Research Group were assigned by the client to perform the PM – project Management and as part of their commitments, both to me and the client, they had to cover all study related expenses. A local translator was hired to perform all the study translations and when the pay date has come, Bruce Kriger chooses not to pay.
I have tried to explain to Bruce that this project was my major project and that I worked hard and spent precious working hours on June and July, had travel and other expenses that came right out of my pocket but Bruce, is taking advantage of the fact that he is located in Canada and I am in Israel and could not get to him or lead any legal actions.
I used Google and tried to learn who Bruce Kriger is and who knows him. The results I got are speaking for themselves…
It is obvious to me and I believe that it is clear and obvious also to his other clients, people he is working with, students at his Israeli 'School' and other CRA all over the world that Bruce Kriger is a swindler and a liar.
Bruce Kriger owes me a lot of money for the best services he could ever get, for precious time I choose to spend working on his project, instead of spending it with my kids and family, these two working months involved expenses and purchases I have made for the project which Bruce Kriger ignoring and is not willing to pay.
If you know Bruce Kriger or Kriger Research Group – please add your input to this blog so we can share our feelings and maybe get to a rational and practical solution.
