QUESTION: My friend less than a month ago stepped on my glasses which was prescribed to me. I told her I just got it recently and that I need her to pay to get them fixed or else I would fix it using her money, however, she refused to pay. I’m having a lot of trouble seeing. I have to wear my glasses 24/7, and I’m having headache. It’s terrible and I need my glasses but she refuses to pay me. Can I sue my friend even though the cost.
QUESTION: I was injured at a gym under instruction due to their equipment. Should I sue? I was taking an acrobatics class and was told by the instructor to execute a flip. I landed as instructed, but the pad the instructor provided didn’t give enough cushion. I went through the pad, hit the ground, and significantly damaged the muscles in my lower lumbar. I couldn’t afford to go to the doctor at the time. The insurance company didn’t contact me for two months, they don’t seem to listen to me,.
QUESTION: I have a 12 year old son who was killed in Nov 2012. His father and I were divorced with legal custody 50/50. He filed an unlawful death suit with the insurance company. He wanted to settle without my knowledge. They in turn contacted me and said that they cannot do anything without me. The insurance company has now settled with him separately because I denied having to pay for his personal attorney’s fees. No one contacted me regarding this as the same was only brought to my attention.
QUESTION: My son has a well known and documented milk allergy. Preschool served him milk and he suffered allergic reaction. I was told that his normal preschool teacher had to leave and did not pass on the information he cannot have milk. His eye swelled and he began to cough and develop hives, however they gave him Benadryl which eased the symptoms and did not need to give his epi pen. What are the legal ramifications of this? He could have died! They didn’t realize what happened until 45 minutes.
QUESTION: Can I take my dentist to small claims court for using a bonding agent I told them I was allergic to?I went to the dentist to fix a filling. I told them at the beginning of the appointment that I was allergic to acrylic. They used a bonding agent with that ingredient in it which caused a violent infection to spread under that tooth and caused my jaw and mouth to swell. I was sent to the ER to get antibiotics and pain medication and I had to call.
QUESTION: I went to a hair salon to have my hair pressed and the salon artist burned out a large chunk of my hair in the back of my head. I called to talk to her about it, but all she does is apologize. Then she tells me that she can only offer me $50 a month. She also tells me sob story wherein she knows that it could happen because she recently had a stroke a few months ago and sometimes it’s hard to control her right hand. Can.
Ordinarily the burden of proving negligence is on the plaintiff. An exception for this is the doctrine of res ipsa loquitor wherein the burden effectively shifts to defendants to absolve themselves from responsibility or to show that some other defendant or event caused the injuries provided that certain conditions are met. As a general rule, res ipsa loquitur is ill-suited to slip-and-fall cases. No inference of negligence can arise simply upon proof of a fall on the defendant’s floor. This is so even when the fall is associated with a.
QUESTION: Do I need a personal injury lawyer for bicycle crash, when I’m unemployed and uninsured? I was involved in a classic right hook from a motorist. I was riding my bicycle down the sidewalk because the road was too dangerous to ride on the street. It was going downhill with no available bike lane, during rush hour. As I was riding down, the motorist took a right turn, and signaled into the parking lot last minute. I panicked, applied my brakes which propelled me off my bike in hitting.
QUESTION: Can I sue a company if I get SSI/SSA? I was told that I cannot sue anyone if I am receiving social security. ANSWER: Under the “collateral source rule,” medical benefits and any other injury compensation received by plaintiff from sources wholly independent of defendant (e.g., under plaintiff’s health, disability or accident insurance, or social security or disability benefits) are not deducted from the damages otherwise recoverable. Defendant is not entitled to an “offset” for plaintiff’s “collateral source” compensation (e.g., medical bills paid by others) and cannot introduce the.
QUESTION: I was at the vons store and my 6wk baby needed a diaper change. I went to the restroom and they didn’t have a diaper changer. So, I put the baby on the floor and I was on my knees for 15 minutes while changing her clothes and pampers. Now my knees and back hurts. Can we open a case or not. ANSWER: A case may be opened provided that negligence on the part of the store is established. Where a negligence action is predicated on defendant’s violation of.
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