Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Virginia

embesslement

Can a company make a civil suit on this after a District Attorney refused to take a case.Because of no criminal evidence.I had proof of permission to take scrap material.Now have lost job getting uneployment since 01-30-07


Asked on 6/30/07, 10:37 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: embesslement

Yes, the company can file a civil suit against you for damages that they allegedly incurred as a result of what they obviously regard as an unauthorized taking on your part of their scrap material.

The fact that the local prosecutor declined to "paper" the incident as a criminal matter is virtually irrelevant, legally speaking, in regard to the company's civil suit which is now apparently pending against you.

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Answered on 6/30/07, 1:02 pm


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