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is this injury a lawsuit
my 33 yr old daughter the Friday before labor day, august 31 2018, her work
rented a boat, bought alcohol had a ‘out of the office day’ my daughter is in a
salaried position. her boss, the owner of the company stated he would give her
1000.00 to jump off the Ballard bridge in Seattle. she did, she had 3 rib
fractures, a pneumothorax and a neck fracture. c2 level. she spent 5 days in
hospital 2 or 3 days in the icu. thankfully she has full mobility still lots
of pain, dizziness and blurry vision she was off work 2 months. she now has
10,000.00 medical bill over and above her insurance and she will incur more
debt her boss, the owner has not given her the 1000.00 she is afraid even if
she talks to an attorney she will be fired and blacklisted from further jobs. I
know she will have problems for the rest of her life because of this. she
called me crying because she couldn’t show her 6 yr old a somersault. she is
physically and emotionally a wreck
Asked on November 16, 2018 under Personal Injury, Washington
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Someone cannot sue for their own bad choices. Your daughter is a 33 year old adult and mother of a young child, yet made the voluntary and very poor decision to do jump off of a bridge. Her employer bears no legal liability for either her injuires or related medical and other expenses.
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
No, you absolutely may not sue when you are "encouraged to accept a dare." She did not have to do this; she chose to. It being her free choice to have jumped, she cannot hold anyone else responsible for the consdequences of her voluntary action.
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