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Focusing on personal injury, civil litigation, whistleblower claims and workers' compensation law, Siesky Law Firm strives to provide excellent legal services while remaining client and community centered. The Evansville-based trio of top attorneys - including Lane Siesky, Daniel Gearhart and Douglas Briody - boasts years of invaluable experience inside and outside the courtroom. Highly-respected with an impeccable track record, the firm's aggressive representation of its clients continues to benefit the community in myriad ways.
Q:
There are so many instances in today's society where people threaten a lawsuit - there often seems to be a knee-jerk reaction to potentially legal situations, be it a personal situation or business-related conflict. In the whole scheme of things, how productive is it to file a lawsuit? Obviously, every case is
different, but can you give an overview of the effectiveness of suing someone in 2022?
A:
This is a great question. In a personal situation, whether
with a sophisticated insurance company. Further, the individual can
to file a lawsuit in today’s world can be a complex and
hire a lawyer on a “contingent basis” and normally does not need
difficult issue to work through. Indeed, most folks have
to pay the lawyer hourly. So, hiring a lawyer is normally an easier
little or no exposure to lawsuits and the legal process. The answer
decision in the unfortunate case of a car accident than it is in a
mostly depends upon the nature of the legal problem, the laws,
dispute involving a neighbor.
how the legal action must be paid for, the other party and to a lesser extent the personal preference of the individual.
From a business perspective, we tell our small business clients that “nobody wins in litigation” and so we try to implement policies,
Let me give some examples here. First, suppose an individual
procedures and safeguards to avoid litigation for our small business
has a dispute with her neighbor. In counseling this individual, I
clients. Litigation is costly for small businesses and the money being
would encourage this individual to try and work things out with
spent on lawyers and court cases detracts directly from the small
her neighbor before threatening legal action or filing a lawsuit. If
business’ bottom line. Having said all that, sometimes legal action
things cannot be worked out and legal action is required, then the
cannot be avoided and the small business must defend itself or its
individual must explore how much a legal action would cost and her
interests.
ability to pay a lawyer. However, when an individual is in a car accident and is seriously injured the situation is different. The individual is now likely dealing
Disclaimer: The above information provided by Siesky Law Firm, PC, is not legal advice and should not be taken as legal advice. Application of the law is highly fact sensitive and readers should consult with an attorney on legal matters.
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