Wrongfully getting my information. Identity theft?

[rwarner8187]

Living in Pennsylvania but issue is in Michigan. I once rented a house from my previous boss (not company related). I had no lease or anything. I lost my job and at same time I was told to move out of the house. Well my company failed to send me a w2 on time so I contacted them with my new address. Well my former boss took liberty to use information I gave them to use for his personal use to sue me in small claims court. Can he legally gather my information like that? I feel that this is identity theft.

 

[NIV]

Identity theft has to do with another using an identity to defraud people and point to another as the culprit.

 

[rwarner8187]

Definition

the illegal use of someone else's personal information (as a Social Security number) especially in order to obtain money or credit

 

[rwarner8187]

Wrong thing lol

 

[rwarner8187]

What I'm trying to get at is that he stole my information, even though his own company, to pursue a personal matter instead of company. Maybe not identity theft but I don't know what other category hat would fall in.

 

[Whimsy]

What I'm trying to get at is that he stole my information, even though his own company, to pursue a personal matter instead of company. Maybe not identity theft but I don't know what other category hat would fall in.

Maybe I'm not quite clear on what exactly happened, but it sounds like

You lived in your boss's house.
You were fired, and then moved out of the house.
Then your ex-boss wanted to sue you for something but didn't know your new address.
You gave them your new address in order to get your tax documents.
He then had your current address so he sued you.

Nothing illegal about that in any way, shape, or form. It's not identify theft, it's not fraud, it's not an invasion of privacy. It's simply that your boss was able to sue you because you gave his company your address. He didn't steal your information, he used your information.

 

[Just Blue]

What I'm trying to get at is that he stole my information, even though his own company, to pursue a personal matter instead of company. Maybe not identity theft but I don't know what other category hat would fall in.

Nothing was stolen. You gifted the info to him/company.

 

[FlyingRon]

And the employer has no duty to keep your address private.

 

[Just Blue]

Maybe I'm not quite clear on what exactly happened, but it sounds like

You lived in your boss's house.
You were fired, and then moved out of the house.
Then your ex-boss wanted to sue you for something but didn't know your new address.
You gave them your new address in order to get your tax documents.
He then had your current address so he sued you.

Nothing illegal about that in any way, shape, or form. It's not identify theft, it's not fraud, it's not an invasion of privacy. It's simply that your boss was able to sue you because you gave his company your address. He didn't steal your information, he used your information.

I should have finished the thread before posting.