Ask a Lawyer
Ask a Question

Posted Jul 28th, 2011
My former employer gave a statement to his Worker's Comp Claims rep that was defamatory and untrue
in an attempt to discredit me. I

Additional Details:
In this statement, he made numerous false allegations against me, with the worst of these being that
I embezzled money from his bookkeeper in the amount of $60,000, but stated no one could prove it.
During my 2 months of employment, I was responsible for Marketing and Promotions and never had
anything to do with his finanaces, nor did I ever work with his bookkeeper. My Worker''s
Compensation Atty. requested the interviews and that is when we discovered that he gave this
statement on May 25, 2011. The insurance company never should have allowed my former employer to
make such a statement that is untrue and inflammatory and my own agent ,who also works for this
company, was appalled that a statement as derogatory as this one even left their offices, let alone
was recorded and transcribed. Furthermore, this claims rep allegedly repeated this story to my
daughter, from whom I am estranged, thereby causing me problems with visitation with my
granddaughter. No charges were ever filed!!
Legal Topic Area: Libel, Slander and Defamation in PA

You should file a claim for defamation. The time limit is one year. Your case is complex and proving damages will be critical. Can you definitively say that your visitation problems were caused by this false statement. You should confer with an attorney on this one but it sounds like you have a valid basis for a suit.


Answered on Aug 19th, 2011 at 6:27pm