okay, my best friend got burned on her face, arm, and leg by spilling hot oil on herself when she was changing the fryer oil. The machine used to clean it had been broken for almost a year and the was she was cleaning it was the only way she was taught how by the managers. \n  She had to stay in the burn unit for 2 weeks. She had to drop from her college classes (she was going to graduate this year, but not now) and fell behind in her bills. not to meantion the scarring she has. \n  Is this enough to sue the food chain?  Should she?
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I think it is really fun to watch some of the nonsense that people post in response to questions like this.  Now for some input from a real attorney.\n\nAlthough worker's compensation laws vary by state, this injury is almost certainly covered by worker's compensation as the SOLE rememdy against the employer.  Worker's compensation is like strict liability insurance.  The benefits are paid not matter who is at fault for the an on-the-job injury.  Medical bills and lost wages are coverage.  Damamges for pain & suffering or disability are limited.  Unless this incideent is subject to some exception  unique to the laws of your state, there won't be any lawsuit against the employer.\n\nFor example, Calfornia law makes nearly all work relates injuries covered by worker's compensation with 3 exceptions:  (1) when employee’s injury or death is caused by a willful physical assault by the employer; (2) when the employee’s injury is aggravated by the employer’s fraudulent concealment of the existence of the injury and the connection with employment; and (3) when the employee’s injury or death is caused by a defective product manufactured by the employer.  The laws of your state may be different, so this person should consult an worker's compensatio attorney, not uninformed users of Yahoo! Answers.\n\nYour friend MIGHT have a claim against the manufacturer of the machine if it can be shown the product was defective in some way.  Worker's compensation only prohibits lawsuits against employers, not responsible third parties.  The worker's compensation might give your friend a referral to a product liability attorney.
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lolz Dont quite kno if this will win me 10 points but I'll give you the story anywayz...\n\nIm a firefighter and on my department we have 3 shifts. I work on the 2nd shift. Anyways, each shift have their own refrigerator (3 fridges w/ locks). Well, the 3rd shift pciked our lck and stole half of our food that we made the previous day & ate it! So... the next day my shift came in to work we manage to get their fridge open and came upon a HUGE pan of lasagna and enchiladas with tons of tomator paste on there. So, knowing that the 3rd shift is greedy as ever, we got a 20 gauge injection needle from our fire dept. ambulance and went to purchase some crushed chili peppers... We than injected allllllllll of these chili into all of the enchiladas and lasagna & since it was so saucy already YOU couldnt even tell there was peppers in it. Afterwards, we took all of their soda, water, drinks out of their frodge and stored it in ours... We put it up and the next day the third shift opened all of their food up, heated it up & stuffed their faces. The 2nd shift stuck around & all of a sudden all of them ONE by ONE started screaming and looking for something to drink. NOTHING was around to drink except the water form the kitchen sink, so all of them started fighting at the sink over the water. IT WAS THE FUNNIEST THING ever. That's my chili pepper experience, lolz. We forgot about one thing though... there was a 3rd shift BATTALION CHIEF in out house, he ate it too! man... were we in trouble, lolz.
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my best friends little brother was putting up the silverware out of the dishwasher and slipped in a puddle of water that had leaked out of a bowl or something. He landed on the silverware rack and a butcher knife went straight through his heart. He ran outside and died in the front yard.\n\nNOW...me and my kids are SURE to turn sharp utensils blade-down in the dishwasher and are VERY careful not to dump cups or bowls that accumulated water onto the floor.
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No, it's not right to sue.  The doctors did everything in their power to: \n\nFirst: Keep you alive and healthy\n\nSecond: Keep the baby alive and healthy\n\nYour comfort or discomfort is not a factor in this equation.  \n\nIt's b/s like this that has caused healt care to skyrocket in the past 20 years.\n\n,
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Believe it or not... you need to check with the local health department (whoever does the foodservice sanitation inspections) before you can sell them. In a lot of jurisdictions, a container that used to have any protein-based food in it is not supposed to be used again, to prevent the risk of food-bourne illness. As far as a practical use for them... I'm not sure you will find someone who wants to buy them for food; it just seems kind of icky. But you may be able to sell them to a day care, auto repair shop, etc to store their small parts in, or maybe to a general contractor to use for mixing paint.  \n\nAlso check with the company you work for, too. A lot of companies have rules that prohibit this and if you work for a by-the-book company, you could actually get fired for it. I do know someone who worked in a bar and was selling the used grease from the deep-fryers to a grease recycling company, and when his boss found out, he got fired.
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I've heard this exact same story. A bandaid in a burrito. That person should not have been making your food. This is how hepatitis is transmitted. I'd be more concerned with that than how much money you can get. But you do have a legitimate case. Call an attorney.\n.
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all right... so here's the deal.\n\naccording to the local health department (i'm quite sure this is a standard), any food that hits the floor becomes trash.  there is no 5 second rule.\n\nadditionally, bacteria isn't the only thing on the ground.  perhaps there is dirt, and fire doesn't kill dirt.  dirt may be sterile, but it's still gross.\n\nimportantly, let's imagine that there is a chemical on the ground, like a cleanser.  that won't cook off either.  and that is poison.  \n\ncooking food to high enough temperatures will indeed kill bacteria, but here is another myth debunked.\n\nsuppose you leave some food out at room temperature for 12 hours, then you cook it up to boiling.  you kill all the bacteria, right?  right, you will kill all the bacteria.  so the food is safe to eat, right?  wrong.  bacteria produce biproducts which are poisonous, deadly even, and these chemicals are in fact dead already and heat does not necessarily destroy them.\n\nso heat is not a cure all for food, and the 5 second rule is crap.
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No its not just you although I am sure you are still special :)... Where do I begin? Lets see...\n\n I got food poising from there deli meat once, \n\n I took my car in to get the oil changed once, they stole a carton of my cigarettes, and didn't latch the hood properly so on my way home the hood of my car came flying up and shattered my wind shield and sun roof, and as if that is not enough they didn't tighten the oil plug and I was  leaking oil all the way home!\n\n I will not go back there, it is worth spending the extra money shopping at other grocery and department stores... I hope Sam Walton is burning in .... anyway :)
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No offense, but take it to a Professional. You will be better off. If you've got it "in your hands" there's a good possibility your frying it as I type this message.
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Its a double edged sword.  On one hand, its hurt things and we pay higher insurance premiums as a result.  On the other hand, things are safer.  Then again, do we really need to award big judgments to people just because they are stupid?  Take the lady who spilled McDonald's coffee on herself and sued them because it burned her and was awarded $80M.  There does need to be reasonable limits on judgments.  Incidentally, McDonald's still has their coffee too hot.
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Ha ha........Eat healther foods....And Stay away from lawsuits!!
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Yes you have a lawsuit, and I'll be your lawyer if you like? No one actually watched you dump Tabasco sauce in the coffee pot did they? That's what I thought, we most definitely have a winning case on our hands! OK, meet me at my office tomorrow morning and we can go over your case, oh yea bring me breakfast, thanks! Also, your boss should know better than to argue with you, your always right!
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I would definitely file suit of negligence and pain/suffering.  I'm not at all a sue happy person but this is the last respectable thing you would think a person could have and it gets messed up?  I don't think so!!  I would think there would be a licensing board to file a complaint with as well.
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Tell her she can eat anything she wants, but she must wash it first!  (Except she can have two slices of bread per day without the wash!)  Wash an apple, orange, kiwi, but wash a slice of pie?  Cookies?  Chips?  After seeing the effect water has on her favorite snack food she might not want to eat it anymore!    Wash first, eat later!  You ever see chocolate cake after a good scrubbin'?  It looks nasty!
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You can't sue anybody for MRSA, since you do not have the infection. Your friend may be able to sue, and depending on his age and employment/earning capacity, may find one of the big personal injury/malpractice law firms interested in taking the case.\n\nThe problem is showing it was the doctor/hospital's negligence that caused the infection or let it grow to the point it has.\n\nStaph aureus is common, and the MRSA is present in almost every human body, especially if the person has ever been admitted to a hospital in the last 40-50 years.\n\nCumin oil as a topical antibacterial is quite old, but its use for an infection inside the body seems a little strange.
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You can't be serious, you want to sue someone for trying to help you communicate with the world?  I know it can be frustrating, but sheesh, nobody is perfect.  So, they misunderstood...that is okay, just clarify.  And, I don't think it is such a bad thing that they try to treat you nicely...hell, I wish people went out of their way to treat me w/ kid gloves.  If you have a problem w/ a particular person's attitude, just let them know...like anyone would.  They are just trying to be helpful.  What's is so bad about somebody feeling good about helping you and other people with disablities....geez, is that such a bad thing?  How would you prefer them to feel and how would you prefer to be treated?  With a cold shoulder?  I don't know if you have a case, but with the way the world works, you probably would--thanks for driving up my tuition/medical bills, etc b/c of your frivolous lawsuit.
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Ernie, why on Earth should this person go to that law firm if the verdict was for the defense?  This gal asking the question is seeking to be a plaintiff.\n\nIn any event, were you hurt in the accident?  If not then you don't have a lawsuit.  If you were hurt, go to any reputable personal injury lawyer in your area.  You don't need someone who's done a tanning bed case.  This is basic personal injury law.  Go to www.martindale.com to find a listing for lawyers in your area.