Shattered ankle and broken leg
Started by Tanthonyf , Jan 18 2014 10:37 AM
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Posted 18 January 2014 - 10:37 AM
Hello,
Just under a year ago i was in a sporting accident while participating in a intramural soccer league through my school. The league is a recreational league in which many students engage in outdoor activity with no merit for 1st place besides a T-shirt.
During our first game of the season i was hit in the back by a member of the other team and sustained a broken leg. The league having been around for many years has a protocol for this type of situation, both members involved are to be documented and the individual who delivered the initial hit is to be issued a violation that goes on their record till the end of the season. if a player receives two of these violations in one season they are banned from all intramural activities and the school's corresponding gymnasium. instantly after the blow i received in my back i fell to the turf and the defender fell on top me, at this point was when i heard my leg break. multiple eye witnesses not only saw the incident but were close enough to hear it. as i lay there on the floor waiting for an ambulance to come and pick me up, the man who struck me, left the field. after going to the hospital i learned i had broken both my tibula, and my fibula directly across my ankle line, where i dislocated my ankle by two inches forward causing my fibula to shatter. i was released from the hospital a week later with a cage around my leg that http://www.manta.com/c/mxjxn8f/the-law-offices-of-kevin-cortright-and-jon-hellesen would hold my bones in place, until my surgery date. you'll have to forgive me, but due to the high dosage and quality of my pain meds i don't remember much of my time actually inside the hospital. the next week however i do remember because that was my surgery date. my surgery consisted of sixteen screws and two titanium plates on both side of my leg in order to repair it's stability. after being released and starting my recuperation, was when i decided to ind the man who hit me and press charges. i came to find out that the documentation of my incident did not exist, and the man who did it was unknown and gone. i took my case to a lawyer to which he sympathized with me and took my case. after calling for three months to find out status on my case i finally was fed up and demanded to speak to my attorney. he told me he was sorry i did not receive my letter but they had dropped my case a month prior. I'm looking for any legal advice anyone can offer me on this situation, i have done my own research and while I'm no lawyer, I'm well versed in the details of my own case. I know after reading this there are a few questions your wanting to ask me to even see if this is worth your time, some probably include these:
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Posted 18 January 2014 - 11:41 AM
Sports injuries are complicated in a legal sense because you engage in them voluntarily with full knowledge of the possibly of injury.
I suggest you consult a personal injury attorney to see if the school or the other player have any liability for your injury.
Other than get any attorney, there is no advice anybody can give you.
Warning: Legal issues are complicated. Explanations and comments here are simplified and might not fully explain the ramifications of your particular issue. I am not a lawyer. I do not give legal advice. I make comments based on my knowledge and experience. I guarantee nothing. If you act on my comments without the advice of an attorney, you do so at your own risk.
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Posted 20 January 2014 - 07:23 PM
Personal injury attorneys generally take injury cases on a contingency basis where they don't get paid unless they get you money. They don't take cases were there is no likelihood of a payday.
Since many attorneys have turned you down I'd conclude that you have serious issues with voluntary participation in a hazardous activity and assumption of risk. And you may have also signed a waiver of liability in favor of the school at some point.
You have the option of hiring an attorney and paying him a retainer and an hourly fee to pursue the litigation. But that could cost you tens of thousands in attorney fees with little chance of success.
Warning: Legal issues are complicated. Explanations and comments here are simplified and might not fully explain the ramifications of your particular issue. I am not a lawyer. I do not give legal advice. I make comments based on my knowledge and experience. I guarantee nothing. If you act on my comments without the advice of an attorney, you do so at your own risk.
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