I Don't Want To Go To Court!

[flowerchild]

Today is my birthday. whoopee. Had a lawyer call me today who was representing a company I worked for a couple of years ago. They are being sued by the former administrator who had hired me. He was fired and is suing for unjust termination. They ditched him and rightly so imo. Well the lawyer was asking me all kinds of questions. Some things I remembered, some I didn't. I had documented much of his behavior and the problems and just last month when I was cleaning I threw them away. Didn't want to have something around that was from such a turmoilous time in my career. The new management promoted me to Director, at which point I did everything I could to straiten out the mess that was created under his command. After I answered all the questions I could I started wondering if I should have said anything at all. I hope that I was wishy washy enough that they won't subpeona me. I don't know if the guy that was fired will call me up b/c he blamed me...said I made it all up and blamed me for his loss of employement. Not a good relationship imo. The day he was fired I was standing in my office and heard crashing, yelling, ....a violent departure. The guy was wacked imo. I guess I'm just venting and looking for a little support and cheering up. This is such a bummer. I don't have time to go to court. I've got my own kids and have to run the clinic. Pray for me that I don't end up dealing with all this on the stand. I've never been to court, never been in front of a judge and jury and don't see it as anything that I would enjoy doing. BTW, I didn't stay in that job for long. Anybody been there. What should I expect to happen???

[Youda]

As you say, it's too late about the phone conversation. But, be prepared that anything/everything you said on the phone is now part of your first deposition if it gets that far. I made that mistake and was horrified that my casual comments on the phone were thrown back to me at a deposition! (Just called as a witness.) Try to remember the things you said on the phone and write them down in case you are grilled on your comments/answers later. Also, if you are called as a witness, you can take an attorney with you, but you'll still be asked all the hard questions and have to answer them. Ugly situation. Sorry you're gonna have to go through this, and it definitely sounds like you are.

[teeituptom, BSN, RN]

Howdy yall

from deep in the heart of texas

the only good lawyer is, well what can you say, there is no such beast, they are all dead

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[caliotter3]

Reading this thread reminds me that there is so much to learn from and to be gained from visiting this site. Very informative.

I am sorry that you are subject to all the anxiety you must now be experiencing. Please try to relax and follow the good advice posters have given you. Hopefully your next birthday will see all this behind you! Holding positive thoughts for you!

[Mkue]

:balloons: Happy Late Birthday ! :balloons:

I too hope you don't have to go !