A Blessing Well Disguised

  Do you believe every cloud has a silver lining? Me neither. But a lawsuit can test your team in a way the good times won't. Take advantage of the teaching moment by grasping the learning opportunity.
  Roll up your sleeves and manage the lawsuit. Yes, you can. By the time it's over, you'll have a much better handle on your own business. But it's never really over. Even effective lawsuit management is a booby prize. The best way to manage a lawsuit is to manage to avoid it. Having experienced a lawsuit, you're better positioned to avoid a rerun. Lessons learned can lead to changes that reduce the likelihood you'll get sued in the first place and, at the same time, better position you to effectively defend those lawsuits you can't avoid.
  Once you've endured first hand the pain of getting out of a lawsuit, you'll appreciate the wisdom of staying out. The presence of an absence takes on real value. Sometimes the path to something wonderful begins with something terrible. Sometimes a cloud has a silver lining.