Woman fell in my wife's shop

[Elwar]

Just a quick update in case anyone was interested.

I figured out that the lawyer put in the least amount of effort possible. He basically sent me a form letter asking for my insurance company information. I am sure that this was a form letter and that the lawyer spent maybe 2 minutes on. Thus he was not willing to put much effort into it and she was likely not putting any money toward it.

So I responded to him (waiting as long as I could but within the 30 day legally required timeframe) telling him that he had the wrong business, that the business that used to be in my wife's name at the old address had been closed. I was courteous enough to give him the LLC name used for the business at the new address. My main concern at that point was pointing the lawyer at the LLC instead of my wife.

So a few weeks later I received a letter for the LLC. I responded by saying that there was no insurance on the LLC. I again waited the longest amount of time possible.

No response. I figured that the lawyer was going to send some form letters to the insurance company in the hopes of a quick settlement.

Either way, the business is coming to an end so there will be nothing to sue anyway.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Visit the old lady. Make an appeal to her sense of compassion. Offer to give her free clothing, service, etc.

bad idea. NEVER do this when being sued.It will show her lawyer that she can really go for everything you have.

 

[ninepointfive]

Just a quick update in case anyone was interested.

I figured out that the lawyer put in the least amount of effort possible. He basically sent me a form letter asking for my insurance company information. I am sure that this was a form letter and that the lawyer spent maybe 2 minutes on. Thus he was not willing to put much effort into it and she was likely not putting any money toward it.

So I responded to him (waiting as long as I could but within the 30 day legally required timeframe) telling him that he had the wrong business, that the business that used to be in my wife's name at the old address had been closed. I was courteous enough to give him the LLC name used for the business at the new address. My main concern at that point was pointing the lawyer at the LLC instead of my wife.

So a few weeks later I received a letter for the LLC. I responded by saying that there was no insurance on the LLC. I again waited the longest amount of time possible.

No response. I figured that the lawyer was going to send some form letters to the insurance company in the hopes of a quick settlement.

Either way, the business is coming to an end so there will be nothing to sue anyway.

sounds like a lawyer to me.

god awful that I could do most of the same thing the lawyer charges me 250/hr to do.
But the expertise does come in handy



sorry about that situation you're in

 

[VIDEODROME]

Should have called the cops they would have shot her.

 

[angelatc]

Either way, the business is coming to an end so there will be nothing to sue anyway.

THanks for the update. Sorry that the business isn't succeeding.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

It is pathetic but at the store that I work at about a week ago an old woman was scolding the managers for "not having a handicap ramp" in the front of the store where the sidewalk goes down to the street asphalt. The store I work at use to be a warehouse and so it never had a handicap ramp built on the sidewalk directly in front of where our doors are, it is 20 feet to the side of the store.She threatened to sue the business and all this other crap and also gave us her bad attitude as if it was our fault that she had a bad hip and couldn't move around,and she also said "I can fall ,and not having a ramp increases the likely hood"...she literally was about to fall over just from walking around,which made me wonder what she was doing going to the store like that to begin with knowing she was increasing her danger then blaming and threatening everyone around her with lawsuits.

 

[Barrex]

It is pathetic but at the store that I work at about a week ago an old woman was scolding the managers for "not having a handicap ramp" in the front of the store where the sidewalk goes down to the street asphalt. The store I work at use to be a warehouse and so it never had a handicap ramp built on the sidewalk directly in front of where our doors are, it is 20 feet to the side of the store.She threatened to sue the business and all this other crap and also gave us her bad attitude as if it was our fault that she had a bad hip and couldn't move around,and she also said "I can fall ,and not having a ramp increases the likely hood"...she literally was about to fall over just from walking around,which made me wonder what she was doing going to the store like that to begin with knowing she was increasing her danger then blaming and threatening everyone around her with lawsuits.

Sometimes people need just a little push in ther right direction.

(here comes smiley with horns.... that this site desperately needs)

 

[LibForestPaul]

(Note that all you people who want to eliminate corporate personhood apparently want everybody to be open to this type of frivolous lawsuit.)
r.

Homeowners insurance does have riders. Not to mention Florida it is probably a protected asset.
If a jury awards it and a judge allows it, what is the problem of making this women whole again?