That's probably best answered by a lawyer familiar with your state's laws, and it is prudent to consult one just to discover what your rights are, what the process is, the costs, etc, etc.
Knowledge is power, know your field position and the terrain, etc...
I am not sorry I consulted one, what I learned helped me take a huge unknown out of my life, and we have quite enough of those at the moment, eh?
Hope it doesn't go there, but plan.... T^2
In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. - Albert Camus
Uncertainty is the very condition which impels people to unfold their powers.-Eric Fromm
