As has been pointed out above, if you file a suit, you will be subject to discovery. You are likely to be asked for everything you have written about this incident (and yes, online writings and emails count). As Random pointed out, this thread could tank your suit. If you perjure yourself by not handing it over when asked, better hope that no one with an interest in giving it to Mitsubishi or to Wisconsin ever sees it.
Next time, I suggest you don’t do your brainstorming in a public forum - ask the lawyers you call specifically about other defendants, if you think they haven’t considered everything. Even though the odds are small that you will file any given suit, you may have just made them zero (or darn close) that you’ll win.
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As has been pointed out above, if you file a suit, you will be subject to discovery.
QUOTE] I would file nothing. I wasn’t involved in the accedent, nor were any vehicles I own. My son doesn’t even live with us. He’s an adult.
If questioned though, I certainly wouldn’t lie about it!
Change of events, though: Found out early this morning that the driver wasn’t even the owner of the vehicle. The true owner does in fact have the vehicle insured.
This doesn’t mean we’re still not checking for reasons as to why that wheel flew off.
About a month ago I hit a pot hole with my van at 30mph that flattened a tire.
I’m wondering if hitting one at 70 could cause a wheel to fly off.
Point the first: kanicbird, you have a nasty habit of jumping into threads and shitting on them, this thread being exhibit A. This is a thread in General Questions. Factual questions with factual answers. Which means your expression of our disgust at the OP’s contemplation has no place here. If you’re outraged about the idea of suing the state, take it to the Pit.
As has been noted, once the suit is filed (and even sometimes before the process of discovery begins. Which means opposing counsel is free, within the bounds of the rules of discovery, to find out everything s/he can about the other side’s case. This includes what the other side told friends and family about the incident, messages posted to the internet about the incident, and so on. Say I was hurt on the job and I told my friend “yeah it was mostly my fault but I’m going to sue the company.” I sue, and the opposing counsel deposes my friend and she tells him that I said it was mostly my fault. So much for my case. That’s why, when you read stories about companies/governments being sued, you will invariably see words to the effect of “spokespeople for the company declined comment, stating they do not discuss pending litigation.”
In this instance, should pkbites or his son file suit, the opposing counsel can discover this thread and any statements made by pkbites may be used by the other side. There’s not much here that I can see that would be particularly helpful to the other side of such a suit, but then I don’t get paid $500 an hour to pick apart message board posts for opposing counsel. You can be sure, however, that if pkbites posted something here and then said anything even slightly contradictory in a deposition or on the witness stand the other side would be on it like white on rice.