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Nicholas Brendon Got Into a Legal Battle Just Before His Sudden Death
According to the allegations, Nicholas Brendon was struggling with the law concerning labor issues of construction workers, and other things before he passed away suddenly on Friday.
The *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* star, as per the sources, was in a very unpleasant lawsuit with the company Britton Excavating and Construction Services where he was demanding over $120, 000 as compensation.
Brendon accused contractor and also the owner of the company, Stephen Britton as per his lawsuit, that he had paid a sum of $79, 441 for the construction work that was only partially done to help him meet his medical requirements. As stated in the complaint, besides the $7, 622 fence installation, Britton called off their contract.
Nicholas Brendon’s Contractor Claimed Safety Concerns in Court Dispute
Records from the court indicate a contractor named Stephen Britton, in December, submitted documents to initiate a civil stalking protection order against Nicholas Brendon. In his statement, Britton mentioned that he quit his job for the Ohio resident because he “became concerned for his safety and his workers’ safety”
Britton accused Brendon of putting an AirTag on him. This was disclosed in a document attached to a complaint filed on March 12, People reported.
“This has never happened to me and my iPhone was alerting me about it for probably three days prior, ” Britton explained his reaction in the hearing, as per the statement. He added that his wife was the one who helped him identify the device when the alert popped up on his phone. “We hit the little alert button on it and found it…
So, we found this air device.”
Britton said that he “feared greatly” for his life but the judge turned down the protection order, People wrote.
Nicholas Brendon Refutes Allegations Amid Legal Issues
More private court papers surfaced in which the contractor, Stephen Britton, accuses that the men working for him were so scared of the working at Nicholas’ house that at some point they decided not to continue. Besides, there were “axes laying out, weapons” according to him that makes one wonder Brendon’s attitude might be certainly informed rather than being a result of a medical issue.
His troubles with the law started already in 2021 when he was charged with prescription fraud involving a controlled substance and also with refusal to identify him during a stop. In the end, he agreed to plead guilty to the main felony charge of prescription fraud, whereas the misdemeanor charge was dropped and he was put on one year of probation.
Brendon was not convinced by Britton’s accusations. In fact, he told the judges, “I don’t threaten people.” Also, his lawyer took action by saying, “He is a really cool, laid-back guy who has a lot of physical problems and is not threatening at all, in any way, shape or form, ” according to the files released by the court.
Contractor Alleges Nicholas Brendon Breaks His Privacy During Court hearing
Lawyer Stephen Britton even asked the lawyer if his “privacy rights has been violated” in a legal dispute with actor Nicholas Brendon.
In written documents, he told the court, “Nicholas Brendon, through several stories, I don’t know which is actually true, but they both admitted, him and his assistant, Theresa Fortier, that the tracking device was put on my tool bag, and then they replied to the Court, they said that they didn’t put it there.”
Britton also claimed that Fortier was “sleeping on the garage floor in the middle of the day.”
Fortier defended herself before the court by saying, “I just needed some silence because the activity was everywhere and there was this peaceful corner where I could get away and no one could come and ask me questions. Also, I didn’t have to listen to what was going on and I could just take a peaceful nap for a moment and avoid everybody.”
