Wow. I am a commercial insurance broker and you won't get a dime. Enjoy trying to make some money off your tragedy, though... And when people complain that their auto/homeowners/business insurance costs go up each year, they have people like you to thank.
Also, I'll ask again...you said earlier that your concern was making clubs safer and getting them to all install metal detectors. How does them paying you money have anything to do with that whatsoever? Are you going to agree that if they install a metal detector that you won't take any money (you won't get any anyway)
You work with insurance and you're telling me this? Of course insurance NEVER wants to pay people, whether its deserved or not, their job is to pay as LITTLE as possible. Good job shifting the blame on insurance rates on people like me. You call it 'making money off tragedy', I call it compensation.and padding further medical bills, how about if I decide to get scar reduction plastic surgery later on(which is not covered under health insurance), who should pay for that?
blakekoen2 lets please drop this. I'm going through alot right now and the last thing i need right now is to argue with someone. If you can't be of any help please leave it alone. Thanks.
I work for corporations that need insurance placed. I don't work for insurance companies. I am a BROKER. You are trying to abuse the system. Plain and simple. Why should a club pay you for A PERSON stabbing you? Padding further medical bills my *ss. What a crock! You know good and well that you just want to make an easy buck off an insurance company. There are no future medical bills when you are stabbed. You are treated and released (my wife is an ER doctor). Scar reduction surgery? A knife wound leaves a minimal scar. You are totally reaching (though not deserving of a stabbing) And not all clubs have insurance...it's a very thin profit margin unless you are hugely successful. But this is moot. You will lose your case anyway. And sorry for what happened again. I just disagree with your actions. Open the phone book...the lawyers all have full page ads.
Yeah that is a concern, and yes I am mad because I know if there was one, this would have never happened to begin with. Also, I believe if taken the right measures, this could cause a trend of having metal detectors and/or routine patdowns at clubs may become the norm. I may be wrong but I think it's worth a try. Apparently right now the majority of clubs would rather not invest in the however many thousand dollars for the cost of a metal detector. Once again, a lawyer would know what he is getting himself into and he'll know whether or not to take this case. That's not a decision for you to make. I just want referrals to the BEST lawyer possible who can give me the BEST advice possible. Thats it.
Don't mind blakkoen, if he is anything like most insurance brokers and underwriters I have dealt with, he is most likely intoxicated, this being a day that ends in "y"
i'm curious as to how the stabbing happened. i know fights break out all the time and we let our pride get in the way of our good judgement. were you provoked? did you do the provoking? i'm not trying to judge, but i'd like to know the story. my best friend was randomly shot close to the heart at a slick willie's parking lot 2 years ago. he didn't sue b/c frankly he probably didn't have a case. but if it was inside slick willie's, i still don't see how it would be their fault.
I see what you mean. I've never seen a pool hall with metal detectors. However in other cities I have seen metal detectors present many times at clubs(never in Houston). I think there lies the difference. Nothing is 100% but hopefully I have a good case.
That already makes me distrust you. Better keep that on the downlow. Who's spouting the bunch of crock now? The guy got cut over a foot long and that's going to leave minimal scar?! "Hi I'm not a doctor but I play an obnoxious husband to one."
"Wow. I am a commercial insurance broker and you won't get a dime. Enjoy trying to make some money off your tragedy, though... And when people complain that their auto/homeowners/business insurance costs go up each year, they have people like you to thank." Per blakecoen2 It is a shame that the courts are sometimes the only place to go for remedies. I realize you being a broker does not make you accountable for inaction by insurance companies. I am in the construction industry. It is a world full of potential disputes and misunderstandings. We deal with complex-detailed contracts that try to anticipate potential conflict and issues resulting in diputes-still there are serious disputes despite these safeguards. My firm has gone to court one time since 1949, and was forced to because the the other party refused to agknowlege we had a serious problem or that we were being seriously hurt by their actions. I personally requested the other party take action to settle. They forced us to go to the courthouse in Beaumont. We beat them soundly in court and the dispute was later settled in arbitration with our court judgement as leverage to negotiate. I went out of my way to only include the parties directly responisbel for damage to our firm. I avoided a "shotgun" approach-attacking even those marginally involved. This took two years out of my life. There was nothing else we could do. If we would not have taken the party who damaged our firm to court we would have lost 3 million dollars. Our firm possibly could have survived, but it would have been devastating. I personally gained nothing from it. I do not like disputes. It is a shame the courts are a place of last resort when the other party will not even try to do the right thing. I had some life insurance questions once-comparing universal life -building cash value to term life. I did not want to "make money"-only leave 2 years pay behind for my wife if I got run over by a hit and run bus. $ 250,000.00 life insurance was what I had in mind. ArtV -a clutch fans member asked why I was asking questions in a chat room instead of just asking an agent- broker that sells life insurance. I was asking here on this site - just like KRNXsnoopy to get input from 3rd-neutral - disinterested parties. I have more faith asking total strangers about life insurance than an agent- broker buying me a $80.00 lunch. I hope this injured party does get something for his pain and suffering-sometimes it is the courts that cause change in society to protect people. A club does indeed have some responsibility to maintain an environment where you could come in, enjoy yourself, and not get mortally wounded. The attorney Dadakota suggested has a good reputation as a litigator-excellent trial lawyer. Christian Hill has a good reputation. Good luck man - I hope you make a good recovery. __________________
Pure hogwash....the Insurance companies are some of the most profitable companies in the world. Rates go up so shareholders can make more money...the MMO and PPO insrance situations are ruining the quality of health care in this country....the richest country in the world needs a national health care program. Back on topic.........call Randy Livingston, he will sort you out. Randy Livingston The Livingston Law Firm, P.C. One Riverway, Suite 2030 Houston, Texas 77056 713-888-0011 713-888-0021 (fax) DD
Here's my point...if you were so concerned about metal detectors, and the club you went in didn't have them, why did you go in? What if a waitress had dropped a glass, it shattered, and glass went in your eyes, would you sue because they didn't use plastic cups? It sounds to me as though you would. If that's the case, then you shouldn't be patronizing any establishments that use glassware. Have you ever driven through an intersection where you thought they should have a red light becuse it's dangerous? We all have. Do you still drive through it? You shouldn't, becuse if you did, and you were in a wreck, you'd sue the city, even though you knew in advance there was a risk. Please don't sue the club, we will all pay in the end for your greed!
When you are in the club it is a reasonable expectation that you will be secure and safe in the club. Accidents do happen, but the clubs have bouncers for a reason, to protect their patrons. I think you need to get a good lawyer and discuss your options. If he/she feels you have a case, go for it, but seeking legal advice is a must, IMHO. DD
I think that lawyer that sued and won on that McDonalds lawsuit regarding Hot Coffee is located in Pearland...My friend works there...I'll get more info later...
