Legal Question in Civil Litigation in New Mexico

using a letter against my wishes

I was working with someone who was fired. I was immediately asked to write down the events leading up to this person's firing, which I did. At the end of the day I started receiving death threats (anonymous) which I presume came from the fired person but it was never proven. She then acted in a bizarre manner for days and I was forced to flee to another state to protect myself.

My former employer wants to use the statement that I wrote in a Dept of Labor hearing. The ex-employee is suing for wrongful termination. I am extremely afraid that this will stir things up all over again and she will come looking for me. She is quite unbalanced and of the sort that you read about in the newspaper.

Do I have any legal rights to keep my former employers from using that statement in the hearing?

Thank you for your time.


Asked on 3/14/07, 1:04 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Johm Smith tom's

Re: using a letter against my wishes

I do not know about keeping the statement quiet but you should report this to your local police and try to get that fact to the ex-employee. It does tend to give you more security when they know they would be a suspect if anything happened to you. The threat is a crime both where you received it and where it was made.

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Answered on 3/14/07, 1:12 pm


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