So my mom was just minding her own business, when.....
amir89630
04-06-2006 12:45:07
Ok, my mom was at the home goods store. And she was just looking at some frames, when a big metal pipe (or something like that ) just fell out of no where and hit her on the head. She's OK, but they had to call the ambulance (they carried her on a cot to the ambulance), but after it arrived, she told them it was ok, and she was able to leave. But im just wondering, could she sue them, edit and be compensated.
If she's not hurt, why should she sue?
amir89630
04-06-2006 12:51:12
She wasn't injured, but her head hurts (like she's taken a couple of advils and shit). But i mean why not sue, they were negligent and stupid enough to allow something like that to happen.
CollidgeGraduit
04-06-2006 12:53:45
Man, people like you piss me off -- seriously. Are they supposed to have a team of people constantly inspecting the entire store, inch by inch, and doing nothing else? People need to realize that you take a risk by living life, sometimes things happen, and they need to move on with life.
JOSHBOX
04-06-2006 12:58:00
i could understand suing for a 500$ ambulance ride, maybe even a little more for pain. But your motives are wrong. You want to sue for greed. Stupid... I hope someone gets hit with a pipe in your house and sues you so you can see what its like.
amir89630
04-06-2006 13:01:58
well of course suing seems a bit excessive at times. Like when unarmed burglars sue house owners for getting hurt (thats stupid). But put urself in that situation, your just walking through the store, and BAM, ur knocked unconcious by a metal pipe, i mean shit, you should atleast get a free gift card or something.
JJPRO11
04-06-2006 13:37:54
society today.... what happened to the good ol' days when kids settled their differences over a small fist fight.. now that kind of thing happens to a couple of 10 year olds and a kid gets a bloody nose.. next thing you know the family is coming at you in all different directions with asshole lawyers.
i know its off subject, but the world today is just full of pansies using lawyers as guardian angels for everything. its pathetic.
cwncool
04-06-2006 14:08:53
you sir...are an idiot. people sue for everything now-a-days and im sick of it. you make me sick. why sue. it was surely an accident.
CoMpFrEaK
04-06-2006 14:20:06
can i sue you for making me stupider with this post?
tylerc
04-06-2006 14:23:59
Thank you for proving more and more the beauty of America, the land where you can sue anyone over anything!
redman12
04-06-2006 14:37:19
[quote5ca0a10645="CoMpFrEaK"]can i sue you for making me stupider with this post?[/quote5ca0a10645]
Bitch slap might work for him.
freedesktoppc
04-06-2006 15:52:38
You can sue for whatever you want, it does not mean you will win. Also, who the fuck would ask this kind of a question to a lawyer. If you really thought you would have a case you would pony up the $250 for a personal injury lawyer consulatation. The fact that you asked here just proves that you do not take this seriously.
JUNIOR6886
04-06-2006 16:01:25
Im %100 with you man. Sue that fucking store for all their worth. on NBC during the daytime there always ads featuring lawyers willing to help people sue who have been hurt do to someone else's neglect....
whatever you do, dont just let the store get away without a fight
theysayjump
04-06-2006 16:04:48
I think sueing them is a bit over the top, but I also think they should've offered at least a giftcard or some form of "compensation" for the trouble.
amir89630
04-06-2006 16:18:30
im just asking if it is possible. I personally don't think it is a good idea. What do you think would be the appropriate action to take? hmm....
CollidgeGraduit
04-06-2006 16:20:16
Well, the fact that your mom didn't go to the hospital or a doctor to get checked out right away shoots her "case" right in the foot. Who's to say she didn't go home and run into a low pipe in the basement?
amir89630
04-06-2006 16:30:00
[quotec821e7e136="CollidgeGraduit"]Well, the fact that your mom didn't go to the hospital or a doctor to get checked out right away shoots her "case" right in the foot. Who's to say she didn't go home and run into a low pipe in the basement?[/quotec821e7e136]
i guess you got a good point. But there were witnesses, and she was inspected by one of the paramedics.
nobody2000
04-06-2006 17:07:21
if you want to sue, go to the hospital AND a chiropractor ASAP...you never know what neck injuries she may have suffered that she doesn't feel now but will later.
If she's alright and doesn't feel defamed or embarrassed to the point of monetary loss, suing the store is an asshole move. Too many people sue others for stupid shit. My dad has been sued twice for the total of 18 million dollars, and has come up not guilty both times. Don't abuse the system, especially when you never know when the day comes you'll REALLY need it.
JJPRO11
04-06-2006 17:10:13
[quote587cb86530="nobody2000"]if you want to sue, go to the hospital AND a chiropractor ASAP...you never know what neck injuries she may have suffered that she doesn't feel now but will later.
If she's alright and doesn't feel defamed or embarrassed to the point of monetary loss, suing the store is an asshole move. Too many people sue others for stupid shit. My dad has been sued twice for the total of 18 million dollars, and has come up not guilty both times. Don't abuse the system, especially when you never know when the day comes you'll REALLY need it.[/quote587cb86530]
18 mil? wtf happened?! )
playaplaya
04-06-2006 17:19:24
just say she got whiplash lol
CollidgeGraduit
04-06-2006 17:29:02
And we wonder why things cost so much these days...
Stop complaining and go sue someone.
Tholek
04-06-2006 17:54:18
I'm a bit surprised by some of the earlier knee-jerk responses. Yes, I agree, frivolous litigation raises insurance premiums, and hurts serious personal injury cases, but head injuries are a separate matter altogether.
The problem, and I'm not trying to hex this in, is that head injuries that you can walk away from one day, can kill you a week later. Concussions and clots are things to consider, and if she has a reasonable excuse to have that checked out (Neurologist, MRI) then I think the store [if68d40ddcf]should[/if68d40ddcf] be responsible for those bills. If she's fine, then that's all, in my opinion. I don't know how frightened or disturbed she was by the incident, so I can't say she would be deserving of damages for mental anguish.
The very LEAST the store manager should do is offer a gift card, but it would likely come with a string attached, like signing a release, and you ONLY do that when the compensation is worth it, and you KNOW the injury isn't going to get worse later.
In general, you should ALWAYS notify a store manager when something like that happens, even if you didn't get hurt. If you don't, whoever stocked the shelf (was the pipe on a shelf?) could do it the same way again, and someone could get killed the next time.
Tholek makes sense.
However, what irks me is that he's already thinking of the kind of money he can suck out of the company...without knowing if his mother is actually seriously injured. If she is and the treatement/bills are very expesive, then I'd see the need to sue. And I'm sure the manager or supervisor was aware of what happened, as the medical team most likely talked to them for that same exact reason, just in case she did decide to press charges.
I mean, think about it. This happens, and he comes on the forum with, "Oh hey guys, my mom got hit in the head with a pipe, and she's fine, but I'm wondering how much money we can sue the company for...you know, just because."
That's what I read.
Anyway, I think it's stupid. Especially if she goes to check herself and there's nothing wrong. And what the crap is a gift card going to do? Hopefully buy some aspirin.
amir89630
04-06-2006 18:07:32
well, i guess i did approach it the wrong way. But tholek, u make sense. +karma
Tholek
04-06-2006 18:33:12
Don't I always? )
ghondi
04-06-2006 18:46:37
[quote5867cdb6b5="CollidgeGraduit"]Man, people like you piss me off -- seriously. Are they supposed to have a team of people constantly inspecting the entire store, inch by inch, and doing nothing else? People need to realize that you take a risk by living life, sometimes things happen, and they need to move on with life.[/quote5867cdb6b5]
The answer to that is, use your brain...yes! Stores need to be safe and are actually supposed to be inspected often.
So no need for you to be a dick about his question.
Amir, your mom should go to the hosp. to make sure she will be ok. No matter the outcome, bring the bill to the store manager/owner and be re-embursed. If she is gonna have problems later in life, then see a lawyer.
CollidgeGraduit
04-06-2006 18:50:46
[quote104449f3af="ghondi"][quote104449f3af="CollidgeGraduit"]Man, people like you piss me off -- seriously. Are they supposed to have a team of people constantly inspecting the entire store, inch by inch, and doing nothing else? People need to realize that you take a risk by living life, sometimes things happen, and they need to move on with life.[/quote104449f3af]
The answer to that is, use your brain...yes! Stores need to be safe and are actually supposed to be inspected often.
So no need for you to be a dick about his question.
Amir, your mom should go to the hosp. to make sure she will be ok. No matter the outcome, bring the bill to the store manager/owner and be re-embursed. If she is gonna have problems later in life, then see a lawyer.[/quote104449f3af]
Maybe if he approached it like "Well, if my mom is hurt and needs treatment, they better take care of the bills, or we'll sue" instead of "Well, my mom is fine, needed no treatment, but what can I get out of the company?", I would have been nicer about it.
akalic
04-06-2006 19:18:59
This is almost as lame as that woman who sued for spilling hot coffee on herself and sueing mcdonalds/..
theysayjump
04-06-2006 19:23:10
I dunno........I've slept with amir's mum and she is a bit of an instigator. I woudn't be surprised if she provoked the pipe whose natural reaction was to jump of the shelf and onto her head.
cwncool
04-06-2006 19:30:28
[quotee9c5f36e39="theysayjump"]I dunno........I've slept with amir's mum and she is a bit of an instigator. I woudn't be surprised if she provoked the pipe whose natural reaction was to jump of the shelf and onto her head.[/quotee9c5f36e39]
lol. +Karma. man you have a lot of karma...
Ryizan
04-06-2006 19:37:29
Back many years ago my mom was complianing about the shitty job this guy did on our floors. (it had airb bubbles and stuff) He threatend to sue us for somthing because we were complaining about the job. (I can't remember the word she used.....)
People will sue for anything. I saw on the news once they had a lady that was sueing a potatoe chip company because she got fat off of eating the chips even though they were labled "Low Fat" It was a very high lawsuit....somewere in the millions. (i don't think she won)
Tholek makes the most sense so I won't repeat it agian....................
ghondi
04-06-2006 19:52:52
[quote1e89cb0cc2="CollidgeGraduit"][quote1e89cb0cc2="ghondi"][quote1e89cb0cc2="CollidgeGraduit"]Man, people like you piss me off -- seriously. Are they supposed to have a team of people constantly inspecting the entire store, inch by inch, and doing nothing else? People need to realize that you take a risk by living life, sometimes things happen, and they need to move on with life.[/quote1e89cb0cc2]
The answer to that is, use your brain...yes! Stores need to be safe and are actually supposed to be inspected often.
So no need for you to be a dick about his question.
Amir, your mom should go to the hosp. to make sure she will be ok. No matter the outcome, bring the bill to the store manager/owner and be re-embursed. If she is gonna have problems later in life, then see a lawyer.[/quote1e89cb0cc2]
Maybe if he approached it like "Well, if my mom is hurt and needs treatment, they better take care of the bills, or we'll sue" instead of "Well, my mom is fine, needed no treatment, but what can I get out of the company?", I would have been nicer about it.[/quote1e89cb0cc2]
I agree. He should have worded that better. I just didn't take it the way you did, but re-reading it I get what you were sayin.
being nice to the store people is key to getting what u want.
afro_wolff
04-06-2006 21:06:41
[quotee260a19a59="akalic"]This is almost as lame as that woman who sued for spilling hot coffee on herself and sueing mcdonalds/..[/quotee260a19a59]
Are you seirious?? Ur gonna attempt to link a women gett'n hit with a metal pipe fall'n off a shelf with a woman suing mcdonalds for mak'n coffee hot?? U sir are an idiot...
N' seriously guys...Go fuck yourself... Get over the random stories we hear...If your mother was knocked unconcious by a pipe fall'n off a shelf YOU WOULD want some sort of compensation.....I was eat'n at Olive Garden and chiped a tooth by chewing the tip of a butcher knife in my pizza...They payed the bill...Its just how it works...
Man, everyones moaning for temp-bans today.
ilanbg
04-06-2006 21:44:45
[quote11c02401ce="Veek"]Man, everyones moaning for temp-bans today.[/quote11c02401ce]
I don't even moan when I orgasm. I don't know what's with people sometimes.
Tholek
04-06-2006 21:49:18
[quotef8c6f379cf="afro_wolff"]I was eat'n at Olive Garden and chiped a tooth by chewing the tip of a butcher knife in my pizza...They payed the bill...Its just how it works...[/quotef8c6f379cf]
Damn, they must have been relieved you settled for that. I can't imagine anyone actually chipping their [if8c6f379cf]tooth[/if8c6f379cf] on a [if8c6f379cf]knife[/if8c6f379cf] hidden in their pizza, and not making sure the establishment paid for the dental bill.
ilanbg
04-06-2006 22:29:17
[quote98c5e050e3="Tholek"][quote98c5e050e3="afro_wolff"]I was eat'n at Olive Garden and chiped a tooth by chewing the tip of a butcher knife in my pizza...They payed the bill...Its just how it works...[/quote98c5e050e3]
Damn, they must have been relieved you settled for that. I can't imagine anyone actually chipping their [i98c5e050e3]tooth[/i98c5e050e3] on a [i98c5e050e3]knife[/i98c5e050e3] hidden in their pizza, and not making sure the establishment paid for the dental bill.[/quote98c5e050e3]
Maybe that was the bill he was referring to?
syriandoode
04-06-2006 23:30:55
wait the restaurant bill or the dental bill?
im konfused now (
FreeOffersNow
04-06-2006 23:35:04
[quote4c0e52aab8="amir89630"]Ok, my mom was at the home goods store. And she was just looking at some frames, when a big metal pipe (or something like that ) just fell out of no where and hit her on the head. She's OK, but they had to call the ambulance (they carried her on a cot to the ambulance), but after it arrived, she told them it was ok, and she was able to leave. But im just wondering, could she sue them, edit and be compensated.[/quote4c0e52aab8]
Apparently she missed the "[b4c0e52aab8]DANGER[/b4c0e52aab8] FALLING PIPES!" sign...maybe next time she'll read the sign.
tjwor
05-06-2006 02:40:02
wow, me is 5 Minites stupidur thne me was b4 reading this...
and the mcdonalds coffee thing, my govt teacher told us about that, the only reason the lady one was because there were tons of complaints about the same thing, because mcdoandls coffee is like 10 degree's hotter than regular places, so it did a lot more damage, and the judge heard enough about it and accecpted the case...
Tholek
05-06-2006 03:42:08
[quote02e0d93065="ilanbg"][quote02e0d93065="Tholek"][quote02e0d93065="afro_wolff"]I was eat'n at Olive Garden and chiped a tooth by chewing the tip of a butcher knife in my pizza...They payed the bill...Its just how it works...[/quote02e0d93065]
Damn, they must have been relieved you settled for that. I can't imagine anyone actually chipping their [i02e0d93065]tooth[/i02e0d93065] on a [i02e0d93065]knife[/i02e0d93065] hidden in their pizza, and not making sure the establishment paid for the dental bill.[/quote02e0d93065]
Maybe that was the bill he was referring to?[/quote02e0d93065]
I didn't get that from reading it, but maybe so...
RM200
05-06-2006 03:51:34
i'd sue if a damn pipe hit my head..
jadem
05-06-2006 08:19:22
If she could sue for that, I could probably sue Gap, Inc because a pair of Old Navy pants caused me to break out into hives. But, I'm not going to do that. I'm actually waiting for a "customer relations specialist" to contact me. All I wanted to know was what they used on those pants, so I can figure out what I'm so allergic to. lishrugli
cwncool
05-06-2006 10:03:45
[quote2324327750="akalic"]This is almost as lame as that woman who sued for spilling hot coffee on herself and sueing mcdonalds/..[/quote2324327750]
and she won!
amir89630
05-06-2006 15:28:09
[quote0b1b4000e9="theysayjump"]I dunno........I've slept with amir's mum and she is a bit of an instigator. I woudn't be surprised if she provoked the pipe whose natural reaction was to jump of the shelf and onto her head.[/quote0b1b4000e9]
TSJ, i got around to asking my mom about that today. I dunno if she's called you, but get yourself checked for Hepatitus B IMMEDIATELY. Like she's calling all her previous partner's to let them know. If you haven't, you will be getting the call real soon. It is also importnat for you to alert all your previous sexual partners as well.
theysayjump
05-06-2006 15:56:46
Good thing I already have Hep B and I have no previous sexual partners.
amir89630
05-06-2006 16:08:13
[quote84e5ca78d4="theysayjump"]Good thing I already have Hep B and I have no previous sexual partners.[/quote84e5ca78d4]
wait, so u gave it to her?
theysayjump
05-06-2006 16:56:32
shrug