Who do you think should be held responsible..
By ersmommy1
@ersmommy1 (12588)
United States
April 23, 2008 9:30pm CST
My brother in law is a chef at a popular hotel here. He was leaving work a few days ago. He was going 10 miles an hour leaving the parking garage on his scooter. Now there has been construction going on for a bit. The construction company left a fine powdery material around the entrance/exit to the hotel garage. Well my bother in law skidded on said material. Splintering most of the bones in his left wrist. He had surgery yesterday.And has been put back together with pins and metal plates. He is a chef. And as such needs the use of both hands. We were told there is a risk he will not regain full use of the left hand. Would you sue?
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@ersmommy1 (12588)
• United States
24 Apr 08
I think he's going too. The surgeon said the injury was worse than she thought.
@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
10 Jul 08
Well, this discussion is now 3 months old so can you tell me what happened did he sue or let it go? Is he okay and able to work again? If left up to me I would seriously sue becuase they should have put out cautions/warning signs and such out.
@drknlvly6781 (6246)
• United States
24 Apr 08
Since he was going the recommended speed limit, I would most definitely sue. I would include both the hotel and the construction company. They might quibble about who is at fault here, because the construction company is the one who left the material, but its the hotel's property. So just in case I would sue both entities.
@FaerieAne2003 (679)
• United States
24 Apr 08
Absolutely. Only going 10 mph on a scooter?! Yeah, I'd sue.
@DaddyOfTheRose (2934)
• United States
10 May 08
Now, this would be a difficult case. As the person involved is your brother-in-law the first order of business is to get a lawyer. I think the laws very from state to state about these sorts of things. I would like to think that an injury on workplace grounds is a work-related injury. One might even try to hold the construction team liable for inadequate signage, posting, or efforts at cleaning up their mess. But, it is likely they will resist taking any responsibility.
