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Roommate turned my power off and I lost valuable data essential for my business on my computer. Can I file a lawsuit?
Asked on Nov 19th, 2012 on Civil Litigation - Wisconsin
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The other night my roommates were having a party until the early hours of the morning. I politely asked them to quiet down as I had to wake up at 6am. They wouldn't quiet down and it was already 430am. I turned on sleeping music through my iMac at a reasonable level. After they were done partying one of my roommates turned my power off causing my iMac to abruptly shut down. I contacted management the following afternoon when I realized my power was off. Now, I found out that my backed up websites, profitable websites, which I was about to reupload to a new, faster server were lost because of the shut off! These websites were essential for my porfolio for a business I am starting and now I have nothing to show! Can I file a case against my roommate?
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Anyone can sue anyone for anything. However, it seems unlikely that your roommate knew, or reasonably should have known, that you would have suffered a catastrophic business loss from the mere act of turning off the power, which seems to be a pretty innocent act. Under the circumstances, it is not likely that you would have any meaningful judicial recovery.
Answered on Nov 19th, 2012 at 11:01 PM