An independent client of mine in NYC came to me with a project being held hostage by the development company.
One week late of launch, the development company was demanding more time and more money. Having already paid the development company in full, having allready given a 6-week development time, the client turned to me for help.
I stepped in and reviewed the work and realized the retained company did not have a chance at success, even with the additional time and money demanded.
I took on the work and together with an .ASP developer launched the project from scratch in 10 days.
The client provided the PSD comps and we took care of the rest.