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10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUTBEFORE YOU SUE

THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENTTHINGS THAT YOU SHOULD

BEFORE YOU FILE A LAWSUITAGAINST A PERSON OR BUSINESS,

INCLUDING:

WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVEA GOOD CASE. IT IS CRUCIAL THAT

YOU DETERMINE IF YOU ARELIKELY TO WIN YOUR LAWSUIT.

WHAT YOUR FINAL DEMANDWITH REGARDS TO YOURLAWSUIT IS GOING TO BE.

WHETHER OR NOTIT IS POSSIBLE TO SETTLE

THE LAWSUIT WITHA SIMPLE COMPROMISE.

WILL IT BE POSSIBLETO COLLECT A JUDGMENT

SHOULD YOU WIN?

CAN YOU AFFORD TO HIRE ALAWYER FOR YOUR LAWSUIT?

CAN YOU AFFORD TO SPENDTHE NECESSARY TIMEAND RESOURCES ON

YOUR LAWSUIT?

ARE YOU WITHIN THESTATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

FOR YOUR LAWSUIT?IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUMAKE SURE YOU HAVEN'T

ALREADY RUN OUTOF TIME TO FILE IT.

WHERE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SUE.IF YOU'RE SUING SOMEONEFROM A DIFFERENT STATE,

YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SUETHEM IN A COURT LOCATED IN

THE STATE YOU LIVE IN.

CAN YOUR CLAIM BE BROUGHTTO SMALL CLAIMS COURT?

THIS WILL DEPEND ON THE SIZEAND NATURE OF YOUR LAWSUIT.

IF YOU PLAN ON BRINGING YOURCASE TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT,

ARE YOU GOING TOREPRESENT YOURSELF?