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Sat, 20 Apr 2002 00:28:00 GMT

Texas...I'm in the middle of a lawsuit against my former employer...discrimination based upon National Origin, gender, retaliation, slander. It's ugly and I never thought to find myself in this position. Suit began last summer with the EEOC filing and the attorneys meet next month to set a trial date, etc. Approximately 9 of the witnesses are former employees (most terminated) and a couple are current employees. Someone not close to the suit made the statement that a jury will view the former employees as "disgruntled." It's practically impossible to utilize current employees, because the company is replacing someone every couple of months. I was part of the original start-up team and all but 3 were replaced by Scots from the home office. Those positions not filled by Scots remain a revolving door. Will a jury take the high turnover rate into consideration when hearing testimony from prior employees? My attorney is very comfortable with the facts and documentation, along with informal statements from the witnesses; depositions haven't begun yet. However, I'd like to hear from folks in this forum.

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  • Trust that your attorney knows what he/she is doing and has selected the witnesses carefully and will prep them well before they testify. And trust the jurors to evalute the merit of each juror and the validity of their testimony. The picture will be a lot clearer after depositions.
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