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#1: Carol Brand (KarylAnn) on Jul 13, 2020

Ouch! I think I would be saying more than drat! Hope you are okay.

I hope the neighbor is paying your medical bills.

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Heal well!

Ouch! I'm so sorry this happened to you.

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Hope all turns out well.

Too bad about the dog, but you made a great puzzle.

Bullet - having been on the other end of that lawsuit, where someone sued for something accidental and un-premeditated, I prefer to just let it drop. I had no medical bills that were uncovered by insurance. I'm retired and was not out of work. My major problem is being unable to knit with fine yarns, as my finger doesn't bend quite right now. But I'll admit, I didn't do all of my physical therapy as directed. All in all, I think society is far too litigeous. Some things are just accidents and just happen. At 76, I'm just happy that nothing worse happened.

Luckily, you can mouse just fine. ;-)

Judy I'm happy to hear all that. Many people have inadequate or no insurance. I also agree that American society is quite litigious, but the majority of the fault for that lies on the insurance industry. They are for-profit businesses and have a long track record of undervaluing claims, especially to the non-represented. I had a case where an uninsured hit-and-run driver crashed into my client's car giving her child a serious concussion. Her own insurance carrier (being an uninsured motorist claim) offered her $800 in full settlement and demanded a Release. The poor kid had to sit in dark rooms for most of every day, and had to be home-schooled. As she was limited to 15 minutes per day of screen time, she lost most of a school year and ultimately had to repeat the grade. Fortunately I got involved before she signed the Release, and we settled the case a year and a half later for $250,000.00 (policy limits), without filing a lawsuit.
And just for PBNers' edification, dog bites and other pet-caused injuries are "strict liability" claims, which means there is no requirement of wrongdoing or fault by the pet owner. The fact that it happened is all that matters. Please be sure you have enough insurance if you have a pet!
I hope you are soon knitting again, Judy!

Signs that read "this coffee is hot" in the container, drive me nuts. Or "this plastic bag is not a toy". We have to be responsible for ourselves, our kids and pets too.

Thank you, Bill. Good stuff to know.

Jota, how about "This product may contain peanuts" on a jar of peanut butter?

One more legal comment, and a warning to dog owners: Many municipalities have leash laws. An unleashed dog causing injury or damage can (in my state, and many others) result in an award of punitive damages against the owner, which is commonly a trebling of the award. And that amount is not covered by insurance.

A person really shouldn't have to sue someone. If you or your pet causes damage to someone or something, you offer to pay for it. Whatever happened to civility?

Indeed!

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