need help!! can i sue

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Date of posting:	2010-02-09 06:35:14
Page Views:	102
Dispute with:	A Business, Company, or Store
Amount:	$1 to $1,000
Description:	I have been trying to get a job with a company. The company sends all applicants through a company that does a background check and a verification of all previous employers. The company failed to verify that I worked for a certain place, because they did not act in a timely manner and because of this, the original company I tried to get a job with denied my application based on the inaccuracy of the background checking company. Can I sue them for giving false information?
Zipcode:	30052
City:	Loganville
State:	Georgia

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Bad break	3 weeks, 6 days ago In order to prevail, you would have to prove that the company was going to hire you, but did not solely because of the report. Additionally, the investigator probably reported to your prospective employer that they could not verify you worked there. That is different than saying you didn't work there. That puts the oneness on the employer to call that former employer to verify your employment if they did, in fact, want to hire you. A separate issue is that any cause of action would have to sound in contract. The investigator was not in privity with you. To put it more simply, the investigator only owed a duty to the company that hired them, not to you.

Bad break

3 weeks, 6 days ago

In order to prevail, you would have to prove that the company was going to hire you, but did not solely because of the report. Additionally, the investigator probably reported to your prospective employer that they could not verify you worked there. That is different than saying you didn't work there. That puts the oneness on the employer to call that former employer to verify your employment if they did, in fact, want to hire you. A separate issue is that any cause of action would have to sound in contract. The investigator was not in privity with you. To put it more simply, the investigator only owed a duty to the company that hired them, not to you.

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