Have You Ever Sued Someone Before?

Hi singlemommy,


Hope all will go well for you, no, I have sued anyone and never been inside of a court.



Tamara

No, not personally. However I've know family and friends who sued or who were sued. One of my friends got into an auto accident and sued the people and their insurance company. She won over 11 000 USD from the lawsuit. However, I believe her lawyer charged a lot of fees so I'm sure she only got about 75% of that.

What is your lawsuit about? There are some good websites and forums about laws, lawyers and lawsuits out there on the web, singlemommy. Cheers!

Pablo

I have never sued anyone before. i know it sure can take a long time to get it to go to trial though. I think the time it takes, is a bit long to have to wait. Some people do not have that much time to wait.

hi singlemom. it's not actually me who filed the complaint but i just helped my sister-in-law. it's almost 2 years now that my SIL caught her husband having an affair with another woman. she actually caught him in their own room. funny about that, the other woman hid herself in their closet. lol

so she filed the complaint with the court, 2 years ago. at this time, the case never been heard. i don't know about it, maybe because her husband already left the country and is now working abroad.

court cases here really take a lot of time and money before it get started and ended. there are a lot of pending cases in the court so we cannot also push the judges hear and decide on every cases.

Although I have wanted to I have never taken anyone to court, in fact I did not even attend for my own divorce! As far as I can remember I have never been inside a court room except the Children’s Court when my sister got into minor trouble as a teenager. I hope your trial goes well and you receive the outcome you want; I know it is usually a stressful, lengthy and expensive exercise! Good luck with it...

Hi, Singlemommy. Unfortunately, I have sued in two civil suits where I had to spend my own money to see justice served. One was a jury trial. I also worked very closely with the attorney doing a lot of the research and reviewing briefs. It was a long hard battle and often I wanted to give up. When we went to trial, I was on the witness stand nearly two full days. Thank God, in the end, justice prevailed and it was all worth it. It did not take 5 years, tho. It took nearly 3. That was still way too long. I wish you the best. Hang in there.

Never,,I hope i will never involve in any sues. I think it is a terrible things to sue or be sued..You have to spend a lot of money or take much time to solve it...

Never have done, my friend, and,fortunately, never had the need! I am sorry YOU have been put into that situation, though, and still have no resolution to your claim!! WOW! What a long drawn out battle!! I am not so sure I could have the patience nor endurance that you apparently have!
Does it depend on WHY you are suing or WHOM that it takes so long?

i filed a criminal case against a woman in april 2008. a warrant of arrest was issued in october of the same year. the woman was arrested in feb. 2009. it was scheduled for pre-trial conference in june 2009. on october 16, 2009, i executed an affidavit of desistance because all i wanted was to be paid and i was. there was no other way to enforce payment than file a criminal case because the checks she issued to me bounced. some cases take long to be heard because of some reasons. in this case, if the woman was not arrested and the pre-trial conference did not take place, the case would have dragged for long. her presence was important in the pre-trial conference to answer whether she is guilty or not of the charges in the complaint against her.

i havent yet. id only sue someone over a serious issue.. petty lawsuits never sat well with me.