Friend with a major problem

OhhWell wrote:

Bill.Satellite wrote:
Yep, there's the "let's sue everyone" response.

Really... Can you point out where I said to sue everybody?

There is a reason we have a court system. If you go through reasonable channels and cannot get resolution and are certain you are correct, you can go to court and a judge will determine who is right.

There would be nothing wrong with filing in civil if a repair facility not only didn't fix your engine right but neglectfully damaged your radiator and overlooked a more serious problem that caused complete engine failure AND refused to take any responsibility.

Now, if one were suggesting to inflate the "lawsuit" for emotional distress etc., then I could understand your comment. I'm sure if this happened to you, you would just let it go right? And there should be no repercussions for a repair shop completely botching a job and causing further damage right?

The problem will be proving neglect on the part of the shop that fixed the water pump. Did they follow the request of the owner? Did they diagnose the problem themselves? Did they cause the damage to the radiator? The big question will be the mixture of coolant and oil together and what caused that? As many here have said the water pump might have been a "symptom" of a much bigger problem like a cracked head or block or bad rings or pistons ect…

I keep going back to a comment you made earlier……the entire motorhome is NOT WORTH the $7,000 fix of the engine……that being said, does anyone really want to enter into a legal battle that will need to call expert witnesses, depositions, lawyers fees, ect….at $150 per hour doesn't give you much wiggle room before you have already exceeded the cost of the repair costs……the dollar amount puts it above small claims court and I wonder if you are in a state that allows counter suits to pay for legal expenses of the person you are suing if they are found innocent?