Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Texas

I was working at a local beauty supply store for six months when a young lady left behind a coin purse. I picked it up and called the young lady to inform her she left it. She didn't not answer but a few hrs later she came back to the store and picked it up. Two days later I get a call that she is saying she never picked it up. The police were called and the officer clamied it as a lost item and it was, to my knowledge, dropped. The following day the company received many harrassing calls from the young ladys mother saying I stole her coin purse which contained 250 dollars. This resulted in my being suspended from work for a week. The following week the lady changed her story saying the purse containted 750 dollars. I was fired from job and am now unemployed. I am lost and feel like I can not find a job because she has ruined my crediability. I am wondering if there is a case in which I can sue here for defamation of character and loss of wages. If so where do I start?


Asked on 7/18/12, 10:37 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Dunn Mark D. Dunn

You can sue her for slander and for tortious interference with contract (your employment contract with your employer). The filing fee in county court at law will be about $150.00.

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Answered on 7/19/12, 2:26 pm


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