Would you sue?

[Guest guest]

My 2 and 3 year old got Lyme disease and co-infections while we were

at a summer camp in New York (I was working there and they tagged

along). I did

too, but I am covered by worker's comp. A friend who is a personal

injury attorney wants to represent us to sue the camp for not taking

more protective measures to keep the deer off the property (they run

freely throughout the camp). In fact, aside from a 5 minute talk about

Lyme, there were really no protective measures taken. I initially was

excited about the idea of a law suit in the hopes that all camps

everywhere would wake up and even if out of fear of lawsuits would

feel the need to consider building fencing or planting the shrubs deer

don't like or other smaller measures so fewer kids would get sick. But

now the lawyer is saying he would end up settling and would have money

to pay for my kids huge expenses (past, present and future) and pain

and suffering, but that he would sign something saying we could not

talk about the case. I imagine this particular camp (with @600 kids)

would still make changes and so kids would benefit, but our lawsuit

would not help others outside the camp (unless they caught word of the

lawsuit).

My question to you is, do you think it is right to sue?

What would you do in this situation?

Thanks so much,

Beth

p.s. On a side note I love this camp. Fabulous owners and good people

all the way around. But kids are getting sick there.