Employment can be verified.What is the name of your state? Ohio
If in the interrogatories documents it asks to list former and current employers, can defendant's (employer's) counsel contact them? Or is that just informational?
The lawyer may contact your current and past employers. Unless the attorney's only purpose in doing it is to harass, embarrass, or intimidate you there is nothing wrong with the lawyer doing that. There may be good reasons related to the litigation for the lawyer (or some agent of the lawyer) to contact them. What exactly do you fear will happen if they are contacted?so employer's attorney can contact my past and current employer(s)?
can I object to that?
What would be the reason(s) for your objection? Verification of employment should not, in and of itself, be a problem.so employer's attorney can contact my past and current employer(s)?
can I object to that?
naturally I wouldn't want other employers (past/present) to know that I filed litigation, especially if it doesn't go as far as trialThe lawyer may contact your current and past employers. Unless the attorney's only purpose in doing it is to harass, embarrass, or intimidate you there is nothing wrong with the lawyer doing that. There may be good reasons related to the litigation for the lawyer (or some agent of the lawyer) to contact them. What exactly do you fear will happen if they are contacted?
If that's something that really matters to them they can find that out by searching cases online at many courthouses. The lawsuit is public record after all.naturally I wouldn't want other employers (past/present) to know that I filed litigation, especially if it doesn't go as far as trial
Depending on the facts of the case and the parties involved, the case could even be covered by the media. Lawsuits are not secrets.naturally I wouldn't want other employers (past/present) to know that I filed litigation, especially if it doesn't go as far as trial
Settlement agreements often include confidentiality clauses. The fact that there was a settlement is public but the terms of the settlement can remain private between the parties.but isn't it public knowledge only if it goes to court? Not if it gets settled out of court?
The fact that you filed the lawsuit is still public information. If you settle the case that settlement agreement is typically not filed with the court and thus not public record. Still, though, the fact that you filed the lawsuit and the fact there was a settlement would be in the court record and accessible to the public.but isn't it public knowledge only if it goes to court? Not if it gets settled out of court?