Originally Posted By: PR1955
I agree. The "victim" should be compensated for any and all medical expenses, but a lawsuit ? I am sure there is some pain and discomfort involved, but it was an ACCIDENT !
Originally Posted By: ryansride2017
Secondly, "P00P" happens. Sometimes you are in the wrong place at the wrong time. I must be getting old as well because it is utterly disappointing to see so many people say "lawyer up".
Wow, I must say I'm slightly shocked at the responses on here of "eh, just shrug it off".
Back in '07 I was at O'Hare airport unloading luggage from the trunk of my father in laws car so my wife an I could leave for a trip. Some moron in a hurry because he was running late pulled up behind us and hopped out of his S10 Blazer. His wife was in the passenger seat and was apparently going to take the vehicle home. The aforementioned moron was in such a hurry that he didn't put the vehicle in park. It rolled forward. I was still unloading when I piece of luggage toppled into my leg. I pivoted sideways to stand the suitcase back up which is the only thing that saved both of my legs from getting trapped between his front bumper and the rear bumper of my FIL's car. At that point I start yelling in pain. The moron panics, jumps back in his car and hits the brake - except it was the gas - and I look down watching my leg being crushed between the plastic bumper cover of my FIL's car and the steel front bumper of the S10. I'm screaming and beating dents into the hood of his S10 with my fist which he finally backs up. I stumble to the sidewalk and collapse as I start to go into shock. Cops and ambulance come. They ticket him and off I go to the hospital.
Thankfully no broken bones as the bumpers were the same height but I had a lot of soft tissue damage.
Oh did I mention the flight we were supposed to get on was for our honeymoon as we were just married the previous day.
The next day, on a heavy dose of painkillers we made it to Maine for our honeymoon. While there I had to go to the ER again as the tissue damage was much more extensive than it first appeared. Ended up on IV antibiotics as a prophylactic as well as an ultrasound over concern about blood clots. I had an area of skin the size of my palm that was damaged on both sides of my my leg about 3 inches below the knee. The skin started sloughing off/sticking to the bandages as well... yummy.
Seaside motel room and yet no swimming in the ocean, no kayaking trip, but thankfully no need to use crutches but walking was painful. I had to spend most of my week with my leg elevated. Oh and considering it was a honeymoon trip - something else was out of the question
as well because my leg couldn't handle being jostled.
It took about 2 months to heal completely. I still have a "dent" on both sides of that leg in the tissue along with some lovely scarring that looks like someone took a cheese grater to my leg at one point.
The insurance company settled immediately as soon as I mentioned the word attorney. All medical bills paid, plus a decent chunk of change for the permanent disfigurement as well as "pain and suffering" particularly in light of the honeymoon situation. They guy also ended up losing his license for a year because of that action and his past driving record.
But according to some here I should have just sucked it up, groveled at the feet of the insurance company in thanks for being so kind to just pay my medical bills and chalked the rest up to "oops poo happens."
Oh and this is what "just" soft tissue damage looks like.
Day after the incident... doesn't look too bad right?
Several days later once the real extent of the damage starts to show up...
