Lawyers should be your first resort in legal issues like this. No one here, even actual lawyers, can give you the kind of tailored-for-your-exact-circumstances advice that a real-life lawyers can.
I wish this weren't the case, but it is.
In terms of money, most lawyers will at least give you a preliminary meeting for free to hear where you stand, and some will be able to take your work on contingency (I have no idea if that's reasonable in this type of case, though). So at least getting a first impression of your chances shouldn't cost you anything but time.
I wish this weren't the case, but it is.
In terms of money, most lawyers will at least give you a preliminary meeting for free to hear where you stand, and some will be able to take your work on contingency (I have no idea if that's reasonable in this type of case, though). So at least getting a first impression of your chances shouldn't cost you anything but time.