If a lawsuit causes a bankruptcy, can that fact be used to sue for damages in the future?
It can be used for damages if the court finds that the lawsuit is frivolous when it was filed. If the suit was not found by the court to be frivolous then you cannot seek future damages for the suit causing bankruptcy.
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I'm in Pa, this dispute is over real estate and "eminent domain" with boro/county, the magistrate hearing was positive, can boro be held responsible if they acted " unprofessionally"?
It requires more than them acting unprofessionally to sue them, you have to prove they acted with "gross negligence" to seek to hold them liable.
Where would I find a precedent for this?
This would require a case law search and you will have to go to the local court library for free access to the case law databases, since they charge us over $160 per hour for our access and that make the cost to us outside of the scope of this service, but the court library has free access. I do apologize for that.PaulMJD41096.8901385417
It would be westlaw or lexis, those are the two databases used by attorneys and available in the courts. Thank you for understanding.