Will attorneys take on pro bono cases for consumer fraud cases?
It is unlikely you would find a pro bono attorney for this claim. Typically, attorneys handle matters pro bono for criminal appeals, legal difficulties during illness, family law matters for emergency services workers or members of the military, etc. It is unlikely that you could find an attorney who would not want to be compensated for filing a governmental agency. Further, it doesn’t really sound as if you have a claim. Even if your water pipe was busted, and you failed to shut off the water main to your property, the amount of water that “leaked” or was lost because of damage to the pipe may have varied widely from month to month. It may have been largely dependent on the amount of water pressure in the pipe from day to day. If there was a higher water pressure, more water would have been lost, and your bill would be higher. You could put the information on the Internet, but you may also be liable for any charges of libel if your accusations are proven false, especially if you defam