Shortly after leaving the OCC crew, Paul Jr. decided to pave his own path and open his own shop. However, no one could have possibly imagined what misfortune would come next. Upon calling a repair company to fix his garage leak, Paul Jr. was faced with a horrifying situation.
While repairing the roof, the repairmen fell through and instantaneously died upon landing on the garage floor. All Paul Jr. could do was offer his condolences and support to the man’s family.
Father-Son Lawsuit
Obviously, with all the chaos that his son was bringing into his, Paul Sr. decided to take advantage of the loophole. This led to Paul Sr. taking over the whole company, with a shocking attempt of pushing his son out.
What’s even more alarming is that Paul Sr. even sued him for a crazy $1 million dollars! Now that’s some serious family beef right there! Fortunately for Paul Jr., he ended up winning that case.
Goodbye
Though the lawsuit eventually came to a close, their personal problems went nowhere. The strain that both father and son had on their relationship led to Paul Jr. leaving the show.
They came to a decision that two of them couldn’t continue working together, which was probably for the best.
Wedding Without Dad
Amid all this drama though, there was still some charm to the show. On the American Chopper set, Paul Jr. actually developed a relationship with the dashing model, now his lovely wife, Rachel Biester.
After dating for two years, the pair tied the knot in 2010. However, because of the ongoing heat of the father-son lawsuit battle, Paul Sr. didn’t show up to the ceremony.
Thief
The series of unfortunate events doesn’t stop there! When the Orange County Choppers decided to collaborate with the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation in creating handicapped-accessible motorcycles, they ended up facing another lawsuit by Christ Tavantzis.
Apparently, Tavantzis claimed that he disclosed this idea with the team already two years prior!