it was there fault a pallet collapsed thus its load toppled over onto my feet beer cans etc.i asked if they had an accident book+the manager said he didnt know i persisted and he found one.as time went my foot got worse ive been to my local hospital.nothings broken.bruises+some swelling.am i right to claim against the firm!i am in some pain+dicomfort what would you do?
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If there is a true medical issue here then you might have a claim against the supermarket for medical expenses and lost time and possible minor punitive damages.  However, please don't try and bilk the market for more McDonald's "hot coffee spill" millions.  Frivolous lawsuits are a plague on society as you are the only beneficiary.  It financially impacts the market, their employees via insurance costs, customers because prices must be adjusted to accommodate their lower financial position.\n\nSo all in all, get what you need from them in order to get to a point where you feel healthy again.  Your health is not frivolous and I'm not implying this, however, please don't let past cases of "negligence" sway you to carry out a suit that will affect many more people whom were not at fault.
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Go to a lawyer specializing in Personal Injury. Don't sympathize with the one who got you into all this trouble, and don't care whether he is "incompetent" or not. If you are insured, your insurance company and his should be taking care of expenses, but better see a lawyer first. There will be a lot of investigations and interviews from both companies and your lawyer, and everything will come out. Meanwhile, have a record of all your medical bills and correspondence with the insurance companies, etc; take pictures of everything that was affected, especially your injuries---gross as it may seem, if it is, take shots of your wounds, etc., in short, everything! Your lawyer if he is good will need all these.\n\nMy hubby was hit by a car when he was walking, broke a leg, not his fault as he walked on the pedestrian go-signal. The offender's insurance and our insurance took care of all expenses. We went through 3 or so lawyers before we found someone who really worked on it and got us a 6-figure settlement, aside from the payment of all costs involved. \n\nIf your lawyer is hard to contact, doesn't return your calls, and the case is moving slowly, don't be afraid to fire him. There will be others who will take your case. You don't pay them anything because their payment will be a percentage of your settlement, so the bigger they get for you, the bigger money they get, too. \n\nDon't be discouraged. Keep your wits. Look out for yourself. \n\nIf you were in Canada I can give you number of the best injury lawyer there is...
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I am sorry about your injuries.\n\nI suggest you ask your last lawyer, or any other lawyer you know, for recommendations.\n\nYour question is too serious to expect to get sound advice from Yahoo Answers.
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Hey Friend,\nI think you need a new lawyer or you need to talk plainly to the one you have.. Ask him these questions..I'm not a lawyer, but , an insurance  company insures a person for a certain amount..  ie.. my policy is a 1/3/1 policy 100,000 in liability 300,000 in bodily injury 100,000 in property damage. So as I understand it If I hit you and it's my fault then you could get a maximum of 300,000 in bodily injury.  My agent tells me that this is what I should have and that it is more than the state mandated minimum.  So it sounds like your injuries and damages exceed whatever your or the other persons insurance will cover. If it we're the other persons fault you could sue them for the amount over what their insurance will cover.  In your circumstance there is no one to sue. So look at your policy and whatever your limits of coverage are is what you can get.  NOW if the lawyer is on the pay of your insurance company you REALLY need a second opinion from someone not affiliated with your insurance company.  Good luck.\nKeith
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Given your background info, it is advisable for you to contact a lawyer who specializes in workers comp. You may have a case for getting some relief.\n\ncc
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You evidently have a fairly severe injury, you need to have it evaluated by a physician. You need to go as soon as possible, please, the longer you wait the more damage you may do to yourself.
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You can definitely sue them for this.It was a complete violation of your patient rights and the law gives you the space to do so.I would contact a personal injury attorney first to see if they can help you if not they should be able to recommend one for u.\n\nGood luck with this and I'm sorry this happened to you.
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I wonder if they are really scared, or they just don't believe your case can be won.  Even if you have a doctor and a nurse who say it did not happen in the accident, there are still problems with proving up such a case.  First, there is a thing called a standard of care.  That is, a certain level of less-than-perfect care is acceptable, since doctors are not perfect.  Secondly, the opinion of the doctor and nurse you mentioned would be pitted against other experts who might claim such an injury could have happened as a consequence of your injuries in the car accident, as a secondary thing rather than right at the time of the accident.  For example, if a person has an injury and it is bandaged in emergency first aid with a non-sterile handkerchief or a scrap of fabric ripped from someone's clothes (the way they seem to do in movies a lot), it can get an infection that makes it much worse.  In that case, would you expect the law to blame the person who took care of you when you got to the hospital or the person who administered the emergency first aid?  After all, if they stopped the bleeding, they may well have saved your life.  Sometimes there is no one to blame, in the sense of being able to win a lawsuit against them.\n\nThere are thousands of variables that go into whether a personal injury lawyer believes he has good enough odds of winning to be willing to take a case.  After all, he invests his time, and often his money in costs, long before there is a settlement or a jury verdict.  One of the variables, however, is how hungry the lawyer is, so if you have not checked literally every lawyer in town, keep trying!
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I am definately not qualified to give legal advice but my guess is the judge will come up with the same conclusion you just stated in your question.... YOU forgot to put the safetly on, therefore, your negligence is what caused the bb to go off... so, it's your fault and you are to be held liable for it. Don't you agree?
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first of all, get proof.  Your foot is the best evidence, explain to the superintendent that you couldn't of done it yourself, and that you went to work that morning perfectly fine (other people who saw you before the incident should write down that you were fine) and give it to you as proof as well.\nDoes the person who threw the chair have a grudge against you?  If so, bring that up.\nTell the superintendent what provoked it (if you know)\n\nIf all else fails, get the police involved just to show how serious you are about this situation.
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If there's any question about how badly hurt the\nemployee is, then call for medical advice.  It's\nthe right thing to do from both a moral perspective\n(ie. you don't want to permanently damage someone\nby moving them if they have a spinal injury) as\nwell as from a legal perspective (ie. you don't\nwant to end up with a lawsuit).  \n\nIt's my opinion that if someone doesn't immediately\njust "get back up" on their own, then they *ought*\nto be checked out by a doctor (because the injury\nis obviously more serious than just a normal trip-and-fall).
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When you injure yourself in any way.It is advisable to discus the situation with your doctor and employer.If you had a work related injury the company would'nt want you to aggravate that injury and would generally put you to work(light duties)out of harms way.Now a non related injury(work)is a difficult situation for the employer As if you aggravate the injury,no matter what your duties are they(employer)are fully liable.So they do have the right to deny you work.In fact they can direct you to get medical clearance from thier doctor or a medical pratitioner acting on thier behalf
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loook at the document which awarded you money and make sure there is no disclaimer stating that this is the only compensation that you can receive. next call a free consulation lawyer and see what he says.  most lawyers who work in personal injury charge a 33% fee and some will not charge you if they dont collect something for you,  good luck and good health
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Go straight to the ER. Did you fill out papers with apolice officer at the time of the accident. Did you refuse to get checked at the time the accident? If so you may be out of luck. But still start the process and get a good lawyer.
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You shouldn't expect any compensation because it was an accident.  No one's fault, but yours, for not being careful.  This accident you caused will make you much more careful in the future - think of it as one of life's lessons and move on.
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As i said before get a solicitor and he will look at all the information you have.Sounds to me the solicitor will sue them for negligance.I had a bad fall 7 years ago down a pot hole right outside the bus stop when i was getting off a bus.I had to have a operation to repair a main ligament which came off the lateral side off my ankle.In plaster cast for 6 wks,then physio for 2 mths.The council admitted lybility and i was offered £24,000 which i accepted.Also the council payed all expensies for the operation in a private hospital,physio treatment.You have a strong case here and sounds to me you will be awarded if won alot more then me as i have not goune through all what you have,also all the operations you have had to recieve,and off course your age.Good Luck
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Welcome to the real world. My brother-in-law is a lawyer for a government agency. He tells us that all lawyers are dishonest. Now, this brother-in-law is the best husband, father, and man that I have came in contact with. Go figure? \nThere were six of us who were permanently injured at the same company. Indiana law states that a person cannot sue his/her employer; only the company of a machine manufacturer if the problem was with a mal-function machine caused by their error.  Each of us called lawyers all over the state of Indiana. We also contacted an extreme amount of government elected officials and we could not get help. We did have proof a black list existed for those who were injured there and for those with chronic diseases. I will not go into detail. If you find legal help, you are one of the few who finds one. \nThose who believe that suing is so easy are extremely uneducated and IGNORANT!!! Sorry, even after eighteen years, I hurt so much and the pain and memories of what we went through will probably haunt me forever. May God lead you to justice.