Weird question, who is more likely to sue?

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Say you run an in home daycare and an incident happens, maybe child hits his head, needs stitches because the uneven backyard pavement... This is totally hypothetical. Do you think if you lived in a poorer area that that parent would be more likely to sue. Or do you think if you lived in a richer area the rich parent would be more likely to sue? The rich parent would already have a lawyer most likely...but the poor parent could really benefit from a sum of money. So what do you think??

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Me

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I’m not sure of cost but I feel like if your poor than you wouldn’t have money to initiate the process of suing someone

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dawsonbelle • Apr 23, 2019
Agree. Rich might be more willing to start the initial process

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Me • Apr 23, 2019
Very good point! So in that situation if it was me and I really thought it was severe enough I would. But I’m the type to let more than I should blow over soooo 🤷🏻‍♀️

gj

gj • Apr 23, 2019
Some lawyers agree to not get paid unless you win your case, so there probably are some options for the poor person.

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I think rich people are more likely to have the time and money required to sue.

Bo

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They did a study on this and found that the poor are less likely to sue. Given this was a study on welfare patients vs. non welfare patients I think this could easily be transferred into any poor or wealthy person, in regards to suing.

St

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I think this is more of a regional thing than a “rich person” “poor person” thing. I have lived up and down the east coast at least and I feel like the Northeast is much more sue happy than the southeast. May be a cost of living thing 🤷🏽‍♀️ in the rich neighborhoods of Long Island, I have actually BEEN sued...and living in east New York Brooklyn where my husband is from (one of the worst areas of NYC) I feel like EVERYONE has a case against the city or someone else...so I think it’s a regional/cost of living area thing more than a rich person/poor person thing.

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Mr

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Well I think people are generally always trying to take advantage of people they see as wealthy.

As

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I mean I'm 99% sure daycares need some sort of licensing to operate and they can't get that if there's safety hazards such as pavement uneven enough to cause a fall. I don't have any proof to back that up, logic just tells me that there's safety inspections and such. I can't really imagine a parent looking at their child's injuries and being financially motivated, it would honestly just depend on the parent more than the parent's financial class. This feels a lot like it's going to turn into financial class shaming. Even I had a hard time separating my biases from what I realistically think.

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Mama2four • Apr 24, 2019
You can be unlicensed to run a daycare. Just like babysitting. Only difference is you can only watch 6 kids at a time. In my state at least.

We

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I think whoever has the means to sue will sue. I don’t see someone from a poor neighborhood suing.

Er

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I know a couple of people that have "too much money" and it seems they are so full of themselves (I not judging nor saying they are all the same) that they would make a big deal out of a minor issue. I think poor people (again, I'm not saying everyone is the same) have a more open mind and can let more things slide. But I also think that it all depends on a person's ego and generally speaking most people think money=power so they think they're better than others. I know rich AND poor a$$holes as well as rich and poor very nice, down to earth people

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And your last sentence.... to get money you have to spend money. You won’t sue someone and expect not to pay court fees.

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🤰🌈 • Apr 23, 2019
When you sue someone, if you win, the person you sued typically pays your legal fees.

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Lindsay 🌺 • Apr 23, 2019
Not necessarily. Many lawyers only take payment if they win the case. In my experience they get 1/3 of whatever the victim wins.