Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 9 days agoIf at a restaurant a guy is choking and I give them the Heimlich and accidentally break a rib while trying to save his life. Can I be sued?message-squaremessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down13
arrow-up136arrow-down1message-squareIf at a restaurant a guy is choking and I give them the Heimlich and accidentally break a rib while trying to save his life. Can I be sued?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 9 days agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareDuamerthrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 days agoYou can be sued for whatever, but it’s unlikely to be treated seriously by the judge or jury unless there’s video that could prove the injury was intentional.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoFirst you have to find a lawyer that will take the case, then a judge that doesn’t toss it. Frivolous lawsuits are not common.
You can be sued for whatever, but it’s unlikely to be treated seriously by the judge or jury unless there’s video that could prove the injury was intentional.
First you have to find a lawyer that will take the case, then a judge that doesn’t toss it. Frivolous lawsuits are not common.