I think there are times when a lawsuit is justified and other times not. Once I was out in service and I slipped on some ice in someone's driveway and injured my right knee, which eventually needed surgery. I could have sued but didn't. I didn't want to generate any animosity against the JWs either. Besides, it was private property and I was uninvited.
A few years later I had another accident. I went to a small plaza next door to mail a letter. I slipped on some ice, fell, and injured my left knee. I had surgery that same day where my cartiledge and a small piece of my left femur were removed. That particular part of the parking lot was alongside a small butcher shop, where they habitually threw buckets of soapy water out of the door and on to the lot. The ice couldn't be seen because it was covered with about an inch of snow. The ambulance attendents had hell trying to get me into the wagon because they kept slipping on the same ice. Meanwhile, workers were in the plaza putting Christmas decorations on the lamp standards instead of trying to make the place a little safer for people to walk. Yes, I sued successfully.
My lawyer told me it was good I contacted him asap, because there was a limited time where a person could file a claim for an accident like that. It probably depends on local laws, but here you can't wait months or years before you decide to sue someone.
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