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: 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: 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.
QUESTION: I went to get a permanent hairdo at a large salon. In the process of getting the perm, I got a severe chemical burn on my neck and I had to go to the doctor. He wrote a letter confirming the injury. I also went to about 6 therapy sessions and have been to the emergency room twice for illness that I believe were associated with the burn. Now that is almost all behind me and I am not sure how to proceed. I have not gotten a lawyer,.
QUESTION: I was inside a nightclub in the casino and they did not do a search to see if anyone was carrying a weapon. I was stabbed. I was wondering if I have a case. ANSWER: Businesses, such as shopping centers, restaurants and bars, have an affirmative duty to take reasonable steps to secure their premises, as well as adjacent common areas within their control (e.g., parking lots), against reasonably foreseeable criminal acts of third parties. [Delgado v. Trax Bar & Grill, supra, 36 C4th at 235, 30 CR3d at.
QUESTION: My son is in the 7th grade and has a disability. He was put on a chokehold by his Special Ed teacher on February 12, 2013. My son has been diagnosed with PTSD after the incident. I was in contact with the Lieutenant but he’s not returning any of my calls. My son feels hopeless and I try to encourage him. I’ve decided to homeschool him since I don’t trust the school any more. The principal didn’t do anything to help my son. He told her on a few.
QUESTION: I am 6 months pregnant and I went to a local gas station, Texaco, and bought a honey bun. As I was eating the honey bun, a co-worker saw me and snatched it from me because there was mold all over the back. There was no expiration date at all. I let the manager know about this and his response was that I should have looked at it before I ate it. He was really rude. I also went to the ER and got medicine. I have a doctor’s.
QUESTION: My good friend was taking a cruise and asked if her daughter could stay the week. I have known them for years. She babysits occasionally without any problem. She babysat for me on a Saturday night for 2 hours. We have a dog, a 4-month old yellow lab puppy. I put her in a crate during the night for her safety so that she could not chew on things as puppies do. I’ve instructed my friend’s daughter to do the same, to keep her in the crate. She took.