Comment by andsoitis

Indeed.

We met her ex once randomly on the street, and the first thing he asked was if she was still in her lawsuit.

Since the other part in the lawsuit lived in another part of the same house, you became paranoid about whether they would hear what you said through the walls, and you would be made painfully aware of the conflict every morning on the way to work.

It felt like a curse.

I would never wish for anyone to end up in a lawsuit.