After reading this scenario and being a Christian, I would have to tell Frederick not to file suit on his professor. Even though it was wrong for his professor to steal his idea and use it as his own (plagiarism), Frederick would be better off to just let it be. Given my experience in court hearings and the limited information in the scenario, I do not believe Frederick would have a good case to present and win; it is basically his word against his professor’s. It would be different if Frederick had a patent pending on his invention; however, that is not the case. Plus, Frederick “needs to be certain that the reasons for initiating any kind of lawsuit are legitimate, lawful, moral, and biblical” (Should A Christian Sue A Company, 2012).
