<human>: Could you distill the essence of the text into 1-3 sentences?

This is my first time posting here, and I appreciate you guys for taking the time to read this and give me your thoughts. 

A few months ago, a friend of mine who lives in Florida (we will call him C), tells me he needs a roommate soon and it would be awesome if he and I roomed together. It sounded great, except I knew he wasn't doing well financially. I told him the only way I would is if he promised to have a full time job. He promised he did, and told me he was working 40 hours a week.

On my end, I left my old place of employment, putting my transfer request in just 2 days after being promoted into a training program for the next stem in management. I also gave up a huge business opportunity that would have had me owning a store valued at around $35,000. This wasn't 100% secured yet, but the old owner developed cancer and I was offered by their corporate, to simply take over and they would "hand me the keys". I delayed responses to them because of my plans to move. C knew about both of these opporotunities I had, and became a source of negativity and talked me out of taking them.

Fast forward, myself, C, and another friend of ours, Z, move in to C's old apartment. He tells us we will be there for one month, quotes us a number for rent, and tells us of the new place he's been working on the application for. Skipping all the minor details, we end up staying there for 3 months, C never finished the other application, he was only working 15-20 hours a week and our internet is cut off until I reactive it. He then moves home back to his parents house.

I lost out on two huge chances here, and Z quit his job to move in the process as well. Currently, C's father and I have been emailing back and forth over financial disputes to be taken care of still. I'm just wondering, do I have any legal claim to C's wrongdoing? It was a verbal agreement, and he was well aware of my situation, and he lied about his.
<bot>: Friend convinced me to move down. I gave up huge opportunities to do so. He lied and left 3 months later. Do I have any options?