Two years ago my brother had a friend staying with him. His friend went to jail and left his stuff behind. An attempt was made to his family to pick the belongings up. No one responded. When my brother moved out the stuff was thrown away. Two days ago his friend calls wanting his things back or he will file a lawsuit. We told him that the things were gone and we tried to tell his family to pick his things up. Can this person file a lawsuit or was his stuff abandoned?