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re: OT legal eagles chime in: back injury while on vacation

Posted on 6/25/17 at 9:55 pm to
Posted by bamarep
Member since Nov 2013
52405 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 9:55 pm to
So if you're dying of cancer and so idiot rooms over you in a car their not liable?

Your arguments here are dumber than the ones in the PB.
Posted by larry289
Holiday Island, AR
Member since Nov 2009
3858 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 10:13 pm to
troll
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
120382 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 10:18 pm to
First, did the place you were staying do something that caused the swing to flip? I mean, if you were sitting in a way that would have increased your chances to fall then that is on you.

Do you have insurance? What is the reason you want to sue them for?
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
60710 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 10:21 pm to
If you want to press the issue, you can probably threaten to sue and get $10K from their insurance that will be split between you and your attorney.

I personally wouldn't consult a lawyer, since I don't see where the property owner did anything intentional or grossly negligent and I am not the kind of person who is opportunistic in that way.
Posted by MadDoggyStyle
Member since Feb 2012
3857 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 10:21 pm to
Sounds trashy mate.
Posted by Passing Wind
Dutchtown
Member since Apr 2015
4792 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 10:23 pm to
quote:

BAMArep

Color me shocked
Posted by AjaxFury
In & out of The Matrix
Member since Sep 2014
9928 posts
Posted on 6/26/17 at 6:06 am to
quote:

You're fat enough to break one of THOSE?


It was divine intervention from GOD to let you know that you are a fatass.

Take the L and give thanks he took the time out of his day to alert you
Posted by ATL-TIGER-732
ATL
Member since Jun 2013
2291 posts
Posted on 6/26/17 at 6:28 am to
quote:

210

Unless you are 6 ft tall you are considered obese on the BMI (Body mass index) chart. Otherwise, you are considered seriously overweight.

Any good lawyer will blame you for being so large.
Posted by elprez00
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2011
31349 posts
Posted on 6/26/17 at 6:37 am to
No you shouldn't seek an attorney. You sat in a swing that fell. shite happens. It didn't injure your back, may have exacerbated the issue but you said yourself you had injections. I'm assuming you have insurance. You don't need this guy paying for your pain and suffering because a bolt backed out on a porch swing. And someone with such chronic pain should probably be making double damn sure of where they put their arse to avoid further injury. Most porch swings are not what I'd call orthopedic.
This post was edited on 6/26/17 at 6:39 am
Posted by UHTiger
Member since Jan 2007
5231 posts
Posted on 6/26/17 at 8:14 am to
Hey baw, I did you a big favor this morning and blasted this link to gc for several home insurance carriers in Alabama with whom I've worked in the past.

You're welcome
Posted by WildcatMike
Lexington, KY
Member since Dec 2005
43799 posts
Posted on 6/26/17 at 8:16 am to
Yea, I don't think you should be sitting in a hard bench swing with existing back injury. Accidents happen, suck it up and go on.
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
37400 posts
Posted on 6/26/17 at 8:21 am to
quote:

Posters that are acting like I did something wrong need


You're acting like the homeowner did something wrong. Do you really think the homeowner neglected the swing and that why the bolt fell out? Sounds a lot like it was just a freak accident. You want to sue a guy for back problems you already had over an accident that you cannot prove he had any fault in. Good luck and you are being a POS.
Posted by llfshoals
Member since Nov 2010
20677 posts
Posted on 6/26/17 at 8:29 am to
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quote:
BAMArep

Color me shocked
Hey.... we're not all morons, admittedly we do seem to have a higher percentage than most.
Posted by RhodeDawg
Delete my account
Member since Jun 2016
4450 posts
Posted on 6/26/17 at 8:36 am to
quote:

The eyebolt pulled out of the rafter.


This didn't happen.
Ceiling joist maybe but not a rafter.

Get your terms straightened out before you start your frivolous legal claim.
Posted by baldona
Florida
Member since Feb 2016
23448 posts
Posted on 6/26/17 at 8:38 am to
Why do you want to sue the owner? What did the owner do negligently or otherwise to deserve being sued? The swing fell sure, but why? What day did the swing fall? If it wasn't the first day, your family could of easily been the cause of it.

Would your back have been inured had you not had the previous injury?
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
70886 posts
Posted on 6/26/17 at 8:45 am to
Hal: Jesus Christ! What the hell's wrong with this chair? What's this shite made out of, anyway?

Restaurant Manager: Uhh... Steel.
Posted by lsunurse
Member since Dec 2005
129146 posts
Posted on 6/26/17 at 8:46 am to
quote:

I had planned to do was toss a Cornhole bag


Your previous back injury must have not been that bad if you could have seen yourself doing this.

No one with legit back pain is swinging their arm to toss a bean bag like that.
Posted by thejudge
Westlake, LA
Member since Sep 2009
15098 posts
Posted on 6/26/17 at 8:59 am to
I'll say this. I never sit on swings like that. Those screw in bolts are fricking garbage and will fail eventually.

The porch swing at my buddy's camp we beefed up the rafter and had one guy in the attic to put multiple washers as I drilled all the way through it for a long arse eyebolt.

Never trush that screwed in shite if your larger than a kid
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
58530 posts
Posted on 6/26/17 at 9:05 am to
Sounds like you should call Dr. Plantz
Posted by darnol91
Member since Jun 2015
749 posts
Posted on 6/26/17 at 9:08 am to
Eh, the owners negligence is there, however i wouldn't say it is "grossly negligent". Sue his insurance company, they'll settle, most likely, depending on what you are asking for. Price of vacation, plus money potentially earned at work, plus bills.
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