[header] How to defend yourself in a ethnic discrimination lawsuit [title] Evaluate the complaint against you. [step] The complaint may contain mistakes or inconsistencies that you can use as a defense against the plaintiff's claim. [substeps] Check the deadline.
[header] How to defend yourself in a ethnic discrimination lawsuit [title] Evaluate the complaint against you. [step] The complaint may contain mistakes or inconsistencies that you can use as a defense against the plaintiff's claim. [substeps] Check the deadline.
If the complaint was filed in federal court, you must file your answer to the lawsuit within 20 days. If the employee hasn't met the legal requirements to file a suit, you may be able to have it dismissed on those grounds. If you brought your complaint in a class action (like a workplace discrimination lawsuit), then the deadline may be very close. However, you can charge a different amount of damages if the plaintiff didn't bring the lawsuit in a class action. It will indicate if you must file a response within six months of the date of the complaint. In the meantime, you can bring your complaint to the court clerk's office along with a summons, which you can fill out. The complaint must be filed within 90 days of the date the plaintiff filed it in a different court. Often, this deadline varies from state to state.