A homeowner is mulling the next step after a company mistakenly demolished a home she owned in southwest Atlanta.

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    1 year ago

    Article doesn’t say no attorney would take the case. It says they talked to a lawyer. And they’re in limbo. Meaning they’re still deciding how to pursue this matter.

    “We’re still in this process of figuring out what to do,” she said. “We keep pressing in different directions to see if something is going to happen.”

    So they’re looking for the best approach. Not that there is a lack of approach.

    An attorney would happily take a losing case. They get paid either way. Their job is to get the best outcome possible, not to win a lawsuit–though that may end up being the best outcome.

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        Contingency can take 40%, so if they end up suing and settling for just a bit more than the house is worth, it might actually cost them money instead of just getting a directly negotiated settlement from the companies insurance.

        That is probally the main issue. A mostly falling apart home isn’t worth much in comparison to the land it’s on. 100k at most, more likely 25-50k. Bog standard houses themselves aren’t that valuable, so suing suddenly is maybe not worth it, which the demo company knows and is abusing.

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        You’re right, that has slipped my mind when posting. However, they can still choose to pay if they want a lawyer if no one is accepting contingency.