Know where you stand before you hire anyone.
Describe what happened. See what cases like yours usually need, which deadlines typically apply, and what each route would cost. Then talk to a lawyer, with your file ready to hand over.
Legal information, not legal advice.
What you'll get
Understand it
Cases like this turn on a handful of things. See which ones you have evidence for, each item with its source.
Don't miss a deadline
See the deadlines that typically apply, the filing deadline first. Missing it can end a claim outright.
Know the cost
Compare contingency, hourly fees and lower-cost routes: small claims, a demand letter, mediation.
Arrive ready
Hand a lawyer an organised file, shared only with your consent.
How it works
- Describe what happened. We map it to the kinds of claims usually involved.
- See what cases like it need. A checklist built from verified case law and statutes. Every item says why it's there and cites its source. You link what you have and see what's still missing.
- Check the deadlines. The ones that typically apply, the filing deadline first.
- Compare the costs. Contingency (typically 33–40% of any recovery) against hourly fees plus costs, and the lower-cost routes.
- Talk to a lawyer. If you want to pursue it, you can connect with a law firm that handles that kind of case in your state. Your file is shared only with your consent.
What we will never do
- Tell you whether to sue.
- Put a value on your case.
- Predict how it will turn out.
- Act as your lawyer.
Any view on the strength or value of your case comes from a lawyer, not from us.
Please read
shouldisue.ai gives general legal information, not legal advice. It does not tell you whether to sue or what your case is worth. Using it does not make anyone your lawyer, and what you enter is not protected by attorney-client privilege. Laws and deadlines vary by state, and some deadlines can end a claim. Talk to a licensed lawyer before you decide anything.