to sue or not to sue

[shiftto5]

good point

[gsx2ts4u]

just kinda sounds "sue happy" to me. I mean if the guy had no insurance, and your just suing him for that reason? that sucks,

What if he had to drive, to get to work? and couldn't afford it?


I was once hit in WI by a women who had no insurance, it was her fault, and me and my family had injuries (serious ones). I talked to a lawyer that said "suing her would be like trying to get blood from a turnip".


If I were you I would hope this person doesn't try to sue you, because it does sound like you were in the wrong, and I would also be happy to be alive.

[sweetcheeks]

I can see this guy trying to sue... but I dont think he will get anywhere either, as he was driving without insurance....

catch 22 if ye ask me, be thankful your car can get fixed, but bam, your insurance is gonna go up

[hondo1967]

Sue its the American way, Good Luck

[PJ FF]

so as most of you know i got into a wreck and know im needing to know if i should sue. my grounds for sueing would be that he had no insurance(a must in IL) and therefore shouldnt have been on the road! so let me know

Sure you have grounds....
but truthfully I am so fed up with people going straight to sueing. Wether you say you are or not; it is ALWAYS your responsibility to make sure the intersection is clear when making that left. Own up to your mistake and pay your own bill considering it was your fault and all.
Hate to break it to you so harshly but I deal with this crap way to much and hear about to many b.s. cases where people dont want to own up to the mess that they started.

[shiftto5]

i understand what everyone is saying i really really do,but first off i wasn't just jumping to the whole "lets sue everyone boat" i am simply stating that i cant afford for this to happen im a college student and my car is my life line, second off he ran the red light and im not challenging that the wreck was my fault but i am challenging the fact that im not the only one to blame. and whats so aggravating about all of this is that he just had a ticket 6days ago for no insurance. im not a bad person and im not saying i want his house or his car, i just want for him to get insurance, because what if it was you and you were hurt or your kids were hurt? would you want him to have insurance? i don't think that the question is out of context or wrong, but hey what do i know right

[mainbutter]

because you're at fault on paper, a lawsuit would very likely fail, could end up costing you money and time, all the while dragging out a process nobody wants to be part of.

[shiftto5]

and i understand that , plus thats the reason i was asking everyone on here what they thought i just didnt expect everyone to jump down my throat

[blackcrystal22]

and i understand that , plus thats the reason i was asking everyone on here what they thought i just didnt expect everyone to jump down my throat

Guys, relax. It's a difficult situation. No need to jump on him for his suing idea, its completely idealistic with his injury.
Unfortunately, it's probably very difficult for him too. My dad had no insurance for a while because he had no money.. and he had to work so he didn't really have a choice to drive or not.
You probably can't force the guy to get insurance, but you can strongly suggest it. Suing would be pointless, and a waste of both of your money..

Good luck.

[shiftto5]

thank you for atleast putiing it in a nice way!