I worked for a doctor for a year, I was fired for calling him a lyar (unrelated issue) right after I was fired he had me arrested for grand theft and claimed that I stole $15000 over the course of the year I was there, and had presented a "spreadsheet" that had the amount stolen per month ($1000 plus per month). There was an account checked the books and signed off on them each month balancing out. After spending a total of 3 nights in jail and making a plea of NOT GUILTY, I waited on trial for 2 1/2 years and was found not guilty. during the 2 1/2 years I lost wages because I was unable to go any further in my career as a medical biller because no one would higher someone with pending grand theft charges, I lost patches of my hair diognosed as stress hair loss, and was forced to re-sign my rental lease twice because I couldn't move from the county. not to mention leagal fee's and money for baby sitters during docket calls and trial. Is there any thing I can sue for???
2006-10-23 07:14:53 · 4 answers · asked by jaybwise 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
to be more detailed, the doc. told the staff "if we had to we could bring our kids in the office in the emergency that we couldn't find a sitter" a month or 2 later that happened and I brought my kid in just to be sent home with him saying he never said anything like that so i called him a lyar and he fired me, i then turned him in for medicaid fraud (which he was) and thats when I was arrested. it was origanally for only $220 but the charge was still grand theft which is suppose to be +$300. then a few weeks later was when he produced the spreadsheet and my charges were changed to organised fraud. About 2 yrs into it all he decided to hire a "forensic accountant" to prove that his current account was wrong all those moths that I worked there. and get this the "forensic account was his brother, imagine that. He did this to be malicious, I didn't take any money and this was easily proven by looking at the accountants records that balaced out every month that I was there.
2006-10-23 07:15:36 · update #1
Basic answer is that you can sue for just about anything. It does not, of course, mean that you will win.
The fact that you were not convicted may not mean anything. Remember, if you sue, it is up to YOU to prove that the doctor acted in a wrongful and harmful way.
All you have to do is convince the jury or judge that you are right. All the doctor has to prove is that you are wrong. The result will depend on who is beleived.
Don't forget, even though you weren't convicted, the doctor may still choose to sue YOU!
2006-10-23 07:23:28 · answer #1 · answered by Vince M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should do so and you have good reason to win the case.
But this is a serious issue, not the average question on Yahoo! Answer. Here you are talking about big money and something than can change your life. Therefore I suggest to get advise of a lawyer. I am sure you can find a lawyer who is ready to take the case free of charge, just for getting percentage from the reward you should get
2006-10-23 14:44:26 · answer #2 · answered by blapath 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Malicious?...are you kidding? You turned him in for medicaid fraud...lol....and did you do that because you were a kind,ethical and thoughtful citizen...NOPE, if that were the case and if what you say is true.....you would have done it long before you were fired.
Second...this is a criminal case...the DA decided there was enough to charge you...and he or she did just that.
Just b/c you were found not guilty.....dosen't mean you are innocent....just means they couldn't prove it. If they wanted to...they(DA) could have dropped the charges.....but they didn't.
Just a hunch...but I suspect you did something illegal.
2006-10-23 14:31:31 · answer #3 · answered by kissmybum 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF you can't afford a good attorney, contact your local legal aide society. It SOUNDS as though you have a good case. If you can, get an attorney who will work on a contingencey basis. The more he/she gets for you the more he/she gets as a share. My ex-wife ruined my life with false charges. I spent four years in prision and have been out of work for over 1 1/2 years. I can't sue her though, I wasn't quilty, but couldn't disprove her charges. That and the cop lied and said I had confessed. GO GET HIM!! Bust his butt, get his license taken away and have him tossed in jail maybe, you can even get him for filing false charges.
2006-10-23 14:21:11 · answer #4 · answered by Spirit Walker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋