Personal Injury Questions and Site Updates
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Sep 28, 2013
Child Fell and Fractured His Arm While Playing Basketball...
My child was playing basketball on private property. While going up for a lay up he fell and fractured his arm, breaking it in 2 places. He needed emergency
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Sep 28, 2013
Homeowners insurance doesn't cover injuries to relatives?
I live with my husband in a house owned by his mother. I was awakened by the phone and went down the stairs to answer it. Being sleepy, I thought I was
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Sep 28, 2013
Son jumped neighbor's fence and got bitten by their pit bull...
My son was playing around the house and jumped over the neighbor's fence to get his ball. Their dog was chained up in the back yard. The dog bit my son's
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Sep 27, 2013
Slipped on water in the bathroom of a doctors office...
This afternoon I was in a doctor's office to get a note excusing me from school (for a procedure I had last week). I used the bathroom at the office and
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Sep 27, 2013
Sent Back to Work with a Fractured Arm...
I went to work Friday where I fell and hurt my arm. I filed an incident report and went back to work, but after I got home my arm started to hurt worse.
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Sep 24, 2013
Cell Phone Rear End Collision...
I was stopped at a red light when I was rear ended, causing me to hit the car in front of me. My car was totaled. The driver who hit us was talking on
Sep 24, 2013
Concussion from Fall at a Nightclub...
I was at a nightclub with friends. I was standing talking to my husband and decided to talk to my friend. As I walked towards her, I slipped and fell on
Sep 24, 2013
Can you sue a private school for costs related to emotional distress?
Our first grade child attends a private school in Arizona since last fall. We noticed over the months that she was having some resistance towards attending
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Sep 23, 2013
Store Liability for Spilled Water?
I was walking by the front registers in a department store and when I cut through the middle register I slipped on spilled water. When I tried to catch
Sep 23, 2013
Mastiff Attacks 10 Year Old Boy...
My 10 year old son was attacked by a mastiff. It was an unprovoked attack that caused permanent damage to the left side of his lips, he will require future
Sep 23, 2013
What's the typical settlement for whiplash?
I was heading home on a dry sunny day and the car in front of me pulled into a gas station, probably a mile from my house. Well, the lady behind me decided
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Sep 22, 2013
Liability in Collision with Unregistered Car?
I was driving an unregistered car and another vehicle crashed into me. My car was totaled. I'm wondering if the at-fault driver of the other vehicle is
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Sep 22, 2013
Broken Ankle from Unlevel Floors in Rental Property...
I was standing on a step ladder (2-steps high) inside a rented property when it slipped from beneath me because of an unlevel floor (discovered after the
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Sep 21, 2013
Lost ring finger on left hand...
I'm a heavy equipment operator. While I was putting fuel in a piece of heavy equipment I fell and hooked my wedding ring on the equipment, tearing my ring
Sep 21, 2013
Can I get more than medical payments?
The job I was working required me being on my feet a lot - a lot of repetitive work every day. I was working full time hours but as a substitute custodian.
Sep 21, 2013
Low ball offer for pre-existing condition?
I worked for a cola company for 36 years. I am 61 years old and have had three previous back surgeries due to my job (the last surgery was in 2012). I
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Sep 21, 2013
Mail carrier with tendonitis in left foot...
I was a city letter carrier for 14 years for the United States Postal Service in SC and now I suffer with tendonitis in my left foot. After going on medical
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Sep 21, 2013
How long do I have to accept a settlement offered in mediation?
I was in a Mediation about three weeks ago and was offered about 25% of what we were asking. I need to know, how long do I have to accept that offer? I
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Sep 21, 2013
Misdiagnosed tumor and fired from my job...
In March 2010(?), I hurt my wrist at work when a clothing rack tipped over and I tried to catch it. It was reported. It hurt some but I kept working, but
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Sep 21, 2013
Can I sue for neuropathy caused by lack of heat on a bus?
I took a bus from Mississippi to North Dakota. While on the bus we made several stops and had layovers in Minnesota. We got on a bus that had no heat (this
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Sep 21, 2013
Having to work while receiving WC benefits?
I am in the midst of a workers' comp case. Per doctor's orders, I am currently in a no-work status recovering from a surgery I had several weeks ago.
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Sep 21, 2013
Can I recover compensation if hurt while working off-the-books?
I worked at a restaurant and was cut badly on my ankle when a wine bottle fell in the dimly lit basement. I was cut very badly and now have a hard time
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Sep 21, 2013
Broken Nose from Great Dane...
I went to see friends at their house. When I went to go inside one of her dogs went to go out the door, so I bent down to stop it and her other dog (Great
Sep 21, 2013
Discharged from hospital with pain leading to collapsed lung...
I had surgery for a port-a-cath placement that unfortunately resulted in a complete tension pneumothorax. I complained of severe pain in my chest area.
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Sep 21, 2013
Claiming pain and suffering after a minor fender bender accident?
My wife was in a car accident. She was moving at normal speed and had the green light when another car who had a red stop light moved forward into the
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Sep 20, 2013
Motor Vehicle Accident Caused Spinal Fusion...
Two years ago I was in a motor vehicle accident and the auto insurance didn't cover it. I fractured my C2-C3, and shattered my C6 vertebrae. I had a spinal
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Sep 20, 2013
Is auto insurance liable for assault inside a parked car?
I was sitting in a parked car when the owner of the car assaulted me and caused me injuries inside of the car. I suffered neck and back injuries. My question
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Sep 18, 2013
Uninsured Motorcycle Accident...
I was recently in a motorcycle accident and I do not have motorcycle insurance. I was on my motorcycle when I was side swiped by a merging car. When the
Sep 18, 2013
Can I sue a supermarket for first degree burn to my son?
While at the local supermarket, me and my children, ages 2 and 5, walked over to the cooked/hot rotisserie chickens that were displayed on a series of
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Sep 17, 2013
Back injury due to recliner's leg rest failing to lock in place...
My dad was getting out of his recliner when the leg rest failed to lock in place. It jerked up and knocked him down. He fell and fractured a cervical vertebrae.
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Sep 17, 2013
Shot in a Hunting Accident...
I was shot by my father-in-law in a hunting accident on his property. I later tried to attend school and couldn't finish because I was having severe panic
Sep 17, 2013
Suing Parking Lot Owners for Accident Repairs?
I was just in a car accident in a commercial parking lot. The area where the accident happened is a blind corner for both the individuals exiting and entering
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Sep 16, 2013
Received 27 Stitches in Knee After Fall...
I was doing laundry in my apartment building. While walking to the laundry room I tripped over a pothole in the floor. I fell on my knee and I was a little
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Sep 16, 2013
Given a Ticket After Getting Hit by a Deer While Driving...
A deer ran into the side of my car and pushed me off the road into a tree, my car was damaged and I was injured. The officer working the scene gave me
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Sep 16, 2013
Injured Rotator Cuff from Falling Out of Bed...
A friend of mine was visiting and staying at my home. While sharing my bed (after a night of drinking), my friend rolled over past the edge of the bed
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Sep 14, 2013
Foot Injury at Casino Last Week...
I hurt my foot last week at a casino. I had walked up to the rewards desk to get a new card. Right as I stepped off the carpet and onto the marble floor
Sep 14, 2013
Victim compensation when medical costs exceed the policy limits?
I got a severe dog bite of the lower leg resulting in 3 surgeries and a total of 6 months of recovery (since February 2013). I am still recovering and
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Sep 13, 2013
Street Bike Accident at a Stop Light...
I was in a car/street bike accident on July 28th. I was on the street bike when I was rear ended while waiting at a stoplight. The car went under the left
Sep 13, 2013
Injured When a Sink Fell on My Foot in Section 8 Apartment...
I was injured when the sink in my Section 8 apartment (Public Housing) fell on my foot while I was shaving. I had just moved into a the apartment 2 weeks
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Sep 12, 2013
Seizures After Car Accident...
In 2002 I was in a car accident. Immediately after the impact the person that hit me jumped out of their car while it was still running and the car hit
Sep 12, 2013
Two Broken Ankles from Fall Outside My Townhome...
I own a town home. There was a hole in the common ground outside my unit. I had asked the ground crew to take care of it more than 3 times but it hadn't
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Sep 11, 2013
Using my one good arm caused it to become disabled...
My right arm was injured at birth due to medical malpractice, but I was unable to be compensated for because by the time I found out what happened the
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Sep 11, 2013
Failed diagnosis causes prolonged pain...
On March 1, 2012 I had cervical spine surgery done. I had 5 vertebrae fused and 2 steel plates placed within my neck. For the next 10 months when I went
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Sep 11, 2013
Pharmacy gave wrong dosage to baby...
I went to the pharmacy to get my one year old son's prescription. I brought it home and gave him the dosage that was on the bottle. This bottle of medicine
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