Need lawyer advice..

[Sock Puppet]

i never told him he was going to get millions, i only said i hope he did. quit being such a silly-sally, bam.

 

[Deleted member 347815]

felt I needed to clarify the matter, that it wasn't a case of "internet anonymity"

Well with my personal experience, that is 99% the case (that is my made up statistic).

 

[Starck]

I too am hoping to hear about irc's background.

 

[Sock Puppet]

I too am hoping to hear about irc's background.

it depends on how many tabs he has open on the subject.

 

[BKMMAFAN]

Canada = no hospital bills.

I'm assuming Canada, like the US, doesn't allow punitive damages in mere negligence cases. I don't really see what you could recover if you sued.

You were only inconvenienced for a couple days and your hospital bill was footed by the good Canadian taxpayers.

 

[Jmarc]

A settlement between $1000 and $5000 for concerns over future affect this may have on your career would be the best you could hope for. If you involve a lawyer, your costs are going to be $1000 minimum just for him to type the letter for you and keep your case open in his filing cabinet. If you find a lawyer to work on contingency, they will take everything you possibly get as their fee. So seriously, don't bother with a lawyer.

You have only a few weeks to settle this with them, otherwise it is lost for you. If you mention to them you are a fighter, you are fucked. If they find out through their own research you are a fighter, you are fucked. If you fight your upcoming match, you are fucked.

The problem is, that we know right now, if you did NOTHING else to your leg, and suddenly it fell off or whatever, it would be highly likely that it was because of this incident. But if you are healthy enough to get in a fight, then we know that it caused no immediate serious damage, and any long term damage could be attributed to the fight.

You need to contact them, ask to have someone in their legal department contact you over an incident that happened in their restaurant, and ask if there is anything they can do to help you in this situation, as you are concerned over the long lasting affect it might have on your nerves that might prevent you from working and enjoying life. Explain the situation to them as you see it, leave out any details which aren't about the heater. The manager bullshit nobody cares about at all, so do not mention it.

Make it known your concern isn't the immediate damage, but you are concerned that if you wake up tomorrow and are unable to work because of nerve damage due to this incident, you want to know that you will be able to survive a few months of rehabilitation.

They will know that you want compensation, and will either tell you to fuck off or tell you they will contact you again soon. If they tell you to fuck off, you are out of luck.

Their insurance should cover it if they are a big chain, so I don't see it as a major issue.

 

[catchwrestle1]

A settlement between $1000 and $5000 for concerns over future affect this may have on your career would be the best you could hope for. If you involve a lawyer, your costs are going to be $1000 minimum just for him to type the letter for you and keep your case open in his filing cabinet. If you find a lawyer to work on contingency, they will take everything you possibly get as their fee. So seriously, don't bother with a lawyer.

You have only a few weeks to settle this with them, otherwise it is lost for you. If you mention to them you are a fighter, you are fucked. If they find out through their own research you are a fighter, you are fucked. If you fight your upcoming match, you are fucked.

The problem is, that we know right now, if you did NOTHING else to your leg, and suddenly it fell off or whatever, it would be highly likely that it was because of this incident. But if you are healthy enough to get in a fight, then we know that it caused no immediate serious damage, and any long term damage could be attributed to the fight.

You need to contact them, ask to have someone in their legal department contact you over an incident that happened in their restaurant, and ask if there is anything they can do to help you in this situation, as you are concerned over the long lasting affect it might have on your nerves that might prevent you from working and enjoying life. Explain the situation to them as you see it, leave out any details which aren't about the heater. The manager bullshit nobody cares about at all, so do not mention it.

Make it known your concern isn't the immediate damage, but you are concerned that if you wake up tomorrow and are unable to work because of nerve damage due to this incident, you want to know that you will be able to survive a few months of rehabilitation.

They will know that you want compensation, and will either tell you to fuck off or tell you they will contact you again soon. If they tell you to fuck off, you are out of luck.

Their insurance should cover it if they are a big chain, so I don't see it as a major issue.

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[Nonsense]

Sigh.

Of course you can sue.

And what, exactly, were your damages? In Canada, we don't get tons of punitive or pain and suffering money out of lawsuits. We get what we lost. Did you have to take days off work? Maybe you could sue for lost wages, but it would cost far FAR more in lawyers and court fees than you would ever get back.

 

[irc]

I too am hoping to hear about irc's background.

I mean, why? We're on the internet, I could say I'm an astronaut. What matters is whether what I say is correct.

I asked 2 very simple questions:

1) What are your injuries/damages;
2) What specifically do yo want to get by suing.

He's answered neither of these basic, threshold questions, yet wants advice from lawyers on his case.

 

[Charles Brown]

I'm sorry that you were shocked, but I'm glad that you weren't electrocuted. It would be very strange to read a thread that you made after being electrocuted.

 

[pinger]

To claim for damages you need to show negligence, and experience a loss .

The negligence should be easy to prove.

However, a "numb leg for 2 days" is not a loss.

Just drop it, you are wasting everyone's time.

 

[Slade]

You should have no problem proving negligence, but the damages claim will be hard to determine. I don't know how Canadian damages work, but you have to remember that damages are awarded in US states based on a trial by jury, which can be a crapshoot. One jury may award $100,000, another may award $1,000. As long as you plead a large number in good faith, you should get something for your efforts, even if it isn't what you ask for.

 

[Slade]

BTW, the name of the restaurant DOES matter, because if its a chain incorporated in the US, you can file suit wherever they are incorporated (probably Delaware) or in their principal place of business (wherever their headquarters are located). If one of those places is Texas or California, you are almost guaranteed a nice sum of damages.

 

[tom sumter]

I would first make sure there is no permanent damage. The last thing you want is to get some small-potatoes settlement and then sign a release against all future issues if you REALLY have a long-term issue.

If you are sure there is no long-term damage, then you really don't have much in the way of damages, so it may be better to just contact the company directly, as a poster above suggested. This will save the 30-40%, plus expenses, that a lawyer would take out of any small settlement. The company will probably pay you a "nuisance value" amount just to make it go away.

If they play hardball, you could then file a suit yourself to get some more leverage. This would preferably done in small-claims court just for ease and quickness on such a small claim (assuming Canada has small-claims or magistrate's courts).

Or just take it to a lawyer if you don't want to hassle with any of the above.