Injury Lawyers

[Spreeny]

3 days ago I visited my local Wetherspoons & the chair I sat on collapsed - one of the legs broke , leaving me in a crumpled heap on the floor!, embarrassing or what!!
When I got home I found the top I'd been wearing was torn & my arm & hip were painful (on the side I'd landed)
Should I take this further as some people are suggesting or will I just be wasting my time as it's such a large company? Tia

[ummmm]

Write to head office and ask for reimbursing for your top. I wouldn't try and sue for being a little bit sore. Unless you're really badly bruised they'd just laugh at you.

[TWR]

She would have to prove it happened in their shop first Ummmm.

[ummmm]

And she'd also need to go to the doctors or casualty.

[dave50]

Don't jump on the compo bandwagon, be better than that.

[Spreeny]

Yes I was with a friend & she's agreed to writ a statement as to what happened.
I'm a 65r old woman who doesn't 'act the goat' - I leant to one side to pick up my handbag when the chair leg broke & in case your next question was going to be am I overweight? ... I'm not!
The management filled in an accident report immediately & said someone would be in touch with me 'in a day or two'
The chair disappeared before I thought to take a photo of it

[Spreeny]

By the way,I have taken photos of my bruised hip and arm....

[Sqad]

Widow of 5 years, lives alone, suffers with a bad chest and needs inhalers and due to the negligence of Wetherspoons, has difficulty in moving arm and legs. Has to get help in the home and only on a pension and can't work ( if you still work). I would take this further.

[Sqad]

Our posts have crossed.

[TWR]

Yes As Sqad Spreeny, I would take this Further, they have a duty of care to check their furniture, & as the 19.22 post states, you are not jumping on the wagon, but this could have been far if you had Broken your Hip / Arm, your weight has nothing to do with it, it's their negligence.

[TWR]

To add, As & get a photo copy of the Report.

[Spreeny]

Blimey Sqad, how do you know about my personal history ( being a widow & having to use inhalers!) ...spooky!!

[Sqad]

LOL...before answering questions, particularly on health, I always check on past posts.

[bednobs]

an injury lawyer is in my opinion a bit "sledghammer to crack a nut" lawyers are expensive and "no win no fee" ones have their own problems (for example they will usually only take a case on if you have had to spend time in hospital, and if you do win take a very large portion)

[Spreeny]

Thank you all ..

[orangeangel]

wow sorry hope your ok

[cleggie]

just contact weatherspoons first and explain what happened.then see what they come back with.not fair to start cases before giving them a chance

[chaptazbru2]

wow sorry hope your ok

[TWR]

Cleggie, it has already been logged at Wetherspoons, this would never have happened if the furniture when cleaned, would have been checked, they have been negligent.

[Sycamore3House]

I used to work for a large restaurant chain. If there was any personal injury claim it was deat with by a specialist department at the head office. In a case such as this you would be given an payment from what we called the 'shut up fund' ie enough money to keep you quiet. But as a company there is the duty of care and the furniture should be checked but how far must furniture be checked on a daily/weekly/monthly basis. Claim away but accidents do happen and tables & chairs in establishments like these take a bashing on a daily basis.