Q: I entered into a verbal employment agreement with a nation wide engineering firm for an upcoming project.
They then publicly announced my name as their inspector for the project. This cost me my current job and their position didn't happen. Can I sue?
A: It sounds like you relied on the firm's promise, and you relied on the promise to your own detriment. You may be able to sue under a theory of detrimental reliance.
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Possibly, but an Oklahoma attorney could have additional questions about conditions for the inspector position, the position you lost, and other issues.
Tim Akpinar
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