After a law firm settles a sexual harrassmnet case with you for alot of money, what happens to the lawyer who was at fault. doesh e pay the fee out of pocket or does the firm? will his wife find out he sexually harassed an employee? can that be hidden? i was hoping they would fire him but now they have settled with alot of money and imust tell you they are a veryu cheap firm, each penny spent makes them cry. i also know they hate this partner because he is arrogrant. i just want to know if he will pay for what he did, i dont care how much they throw at me, i want him to never do this to anyone again.
2006-10-20 03:37:24 · 9 answers · asked by bluez 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
He will probably be fired for costing them money, unless he makes them a whole lot more than he cost them. That doesn't mean he won't do it again, he will just do it somewhere else, guys who don't have enough sense to not do it in the first place, usually don't have enough sense to not do it again, they just don't have the ability to learn from their mistakes. His wife may find out, but may not care, she probably already has a clue what he is like, and is willing to put up with it for the salary that a partner makes. Most old employers no longer give references either, they just verify that you worked for them, so he will probably find another job easy enough. You really didn't hurt him much, just the firm, since it sounds like you sued just them, not him. You should have included him in the suit too. If you don't care about the money, you shouldn't have settled, you screwed up.
2006-10-20 03:53:07 · answer #1 · answered by frillylilfilly 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on how much money he brings into the firm. If he's a heavy biller and attracts new clients, he might not get fired. Settling out of court does not always include an admission of guilt so the firm may even think it is easier and cheaper to settle than to go through a trial. You have to consider the possibility that he might not get fired. His wife might never find out about it, either. And you have no control over that. Don't approach the wife or you're risking getting sued for slander/liable. Even if your accusations are completely true, they might file suit against you just because they know they have more lawyers than you do, and out of spite they might tie you up in court for years. So resist the urge to approach his wife or any of the staff at the law firm. If the guy is not fired, chances are he will do it again sooner or later and eventually his bosses will have had enough of that. But if he is making a lot of money for the firm, don't be surprised at all if he is not fired this time.
2006-10-20 11:33:39 · answer #2 · answered by dcgirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone close to me went through something similar. The fact that this lawyer at fault is part of the law firm as a partner, they can't really "fire him". They might however ask him to resign his position. Seeing that you're saying they're looking to settle on a lot of money, then this will never go to court. If you're willing to settle and take their money, nothing more will be done. They'll have you sign some papers saying you won't pursue this any further. The lawyer in question MIGHT be asked to resign, they may keep him on but give him male secretaries/clerks or whatever the situation to lead to this was. Once you settle out of court it's out of your hands. HOWEVER, before taking the settlement there may be a way you can have him disbarred or as part of the settlement suggest contact with association to have him disbarred. I'm not exactly sure how to go about that, but once you do settle on their agreement, the rest is out of your hands. Let's just hope perhaps the other partner's have learned their lessons or this lawyer's learned his and no one will ever get hurt. His wife may never find out but it's also possible too that she already knows (if he's done this before).
Good luck
2006-10-20 10:58:04 · answer #3 · answered by BevD 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is up to the law firm as to what happens to the lawyer.
When you agree to a settlement, you also sign away any rights to further action.
If you really wanted to "punish" the offender, you would have to refuse the settlement and go to court. That is the only way to publicize his actions toward you and hopefully make sure he doesn't do it again.
You have no legal right to tell his wife, report him to the Bar or warn anyone else, etc. You give up those rights when you settle out of court.
The law firm settled out of court because they don't want any negative publicity for the firm--it would be too damaging for the practice.
It is all out of your hands now, and you need to move on.
2006-10-20 11:53:11 · answer #4 · answered by draws_with_crayons 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like he's a 'liability' and he costs them $$, not good. If he's a sexual harrasser, his wife needs to know, because then he's probably a cheat too. He caused this and needs to pay, the company should make him repay them back, unless the insurance paid for it, I doubt it though!
2006-10-20 11:15:19 · answer #5 · answered by Mt ~^^~~^^~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you really seeks justice, you could have file your complaint in court and let this scambug spend sometime in jail. Accepting money after all those things, they knew you had a price.
2006-10-20 10:44:35 · answer #6 · answered by Sam X9 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would like toknow the circumstances that led to this law suite. they were very probably very intresting.
2006-10-20 10:46:42 · answer #7 · answered by houdini 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they will probably can him. it will not take long for his wife to find out.
2006-10-20 10:41:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my answer is just whatever
2006-10-20 10:39:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋