“I refused to sign something I knew was false.”
He stared at me.
Then he said, quietly, “You think this makes you the winner.”
I considered the question.
“No. I think it means I stopped letting you decide what I was allowed to say.”
I walked away before he could answer.
The Judgment
The written decision arrived several weeks later.
My attorney called me at work and asked whether I could speak privately.
I stepped into an empty office.
“The ruling is in,” she said.
I closed my eyes for a moment.
“And?”
“The court has rejected the company’s central allegations against you. It found that the evidence did not support the claim that you had knowingly interfered with the business or acted as the company alleged. The disputed guarantee could not be treated as proof of your authorization on the record before the court.”
I gripped the edge of the desk.
