Randal Williams filed suit against eAdGear Holdings USA and its executives on February 21, 2013, in the Western District Court of Texas. He claims company leaders froze him out of GoFunPlaces, a division they publicly stated generated over $30 million in sales under his leadership.
Case number 5:2013 CV00125 names eAdGear Holdings USA, eAdGear Inc., GoFunPlaces Inc., and SeaFreed Travel as defendants. Five executives also face allegations: Francis Yuen (COO), Charles Wang (CEO), Mike Driggers (Vice-President of GoFunPlaces), Paul Nash (software architect), and Kent McLaughlin. Williams is the sole plaintiff.
He alleges violations of Texas Business and Commerce Code. The complaint lists breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, slander, and defamation. Williams also claims interference with business relationships, damage to his reputation, unfair competition, and unjust enrichment.
Williams states he helped build GoFunPlaces from scratch alongside Wang and Driggers in the British Virgin Islands. He claims he was promised 20% ownership. An agreement signed July 16, 2012, between eAdGear, Paul Nash's Opus Solutions, and Mike Driggers' On Target Marketing Group, allegedly formalized this joint venture.
He invested significant time and money building the company's reputation and customer base. But Williams never received a proper accounting of 2012 revenues. This happened even as eAdGear executives told the public that GoFunRewards sales hit $30 million under his leadership.
The lawsuit details the GoFunPlaces ownership structure for the first time publicly. eAdGear Inc. holds 50%, Paul Nash 20%, Mike Driggers 10%, and Williams 20%.
Two exhibits within the complaint are notable. They include Williams' resignation letter and an email from Paul Nash. Dated February 6, 2013, the email was addressed to Sherry Williams, identified as Randal's wife. Nash mentioned previous failed ventures like Prosperity and DreamStyle Vacations in the message.
Williams claims Nash wrote the email specifically to "create evidence" and "grab Randal by the cojones." The language suggests an attempt to create an advantage during an increasingly bitter dispute.
This lawsuit did not come from voluntary disclosure. It surfaced because eAdGear had sued Williams and JubiMax, his parent company for JubiRev, on March 15, 2013. Court filings from that case included a "Notice of Pendency of Other Action" that revealed Williams' counterclaim.
The dispute shows how quickly business partnerships can dissolve when executives disagree over ownership, revenue, and credit for success. Williams asserts he made GoFunRewards profitable while others benefited from his work.