Falsely accused of Fraud by Inducement of Elderly
I am in a situation in which I have been dragged into a civil lawsuit for a loan transaction that was done by a Loan Officer that worked for me over 2 years ago. The charges allege that I fraudulently induced the plaintiff to sign a grant deed to transfer ownership to her life partner and then further induced her to sign the loan papers which put the property back into a joint trust between the two people. The plaintiff I have never even met before. My name was signed on the loan application and that was the extent to my involvement. WHat are my rights here? Its obvious that it doesn't look as though the plaintiff signed these papers, or maybe she did, I just don't know because I never even was aware of the details until this litigation popped up. Being just the manager who signed the loan application, am I responsible? What is my broker's responsibility? I've got absolutely no money to find representation and Im forced to defend myself. I am just looking for some help in writing my initial response to the summons I was served. PLEASE HELP!!