psneeld,
Always possible it will "just die a natural death", however, even if the lawyers exchange a few letters, it will still cost for legal fees which add up quickly!!
Case in point.
A couple of years ago, a builder was starting work on the lot next door to my house (on the down hill side). He excavated right to the property line to a depth of between 20 and 30 feet without taking any mitigation measures to secure the embankment. My concrete stairway and sidewalk collapsed, and there was even some fear about damage to the house foundation (footings undermined?)
Even though we did not go to court, to ensure a proper repair was done, I had to pay for my own lawyer and engineer! I was not at fault in anyway, but had to bear fairly large costs anyway. Not fair, but my lawyer advised me that was the best I could hope for. She said that going to court would be mucho expensive and I would not come out ahead.
Anyway, my whole point was, "sometimes it costs you" when legal issues arise even if you did nothing wrong.