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to sue or not to sue?
OK, I'm not a litigious person. But some members of my family would like to file a wrongful death suit against the driver of the car that hit and killed my brother.
Mostly I just want to move on and let us all heal but I understand their desire for "justice" and to establish some kind of memorial fund so that Josh is not forgotten. Talking to this lawyer, though, about hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of settlements and California traffic laws and collecting photographs for court, I just feel really overwhelmed and not at all sure that this is the right thing. I don't know what Josh would have wanted. And I don't want to be one of those people who just sues people out of spite or grief. I want to do what's best for my family, basically. I don't want my mom to have to deal with this, and I don't trust my dad and my sister to "do the right thing." That leaves me.
Does anybody have any thoughts on whether this is "worth it", and how to keep this from turning into revenge or greed?
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