Daughters had an Accident on Friends Trampoline!!! Now What???

dieselhead

This thread has made me so angry, OP don't sue please. Children have accidents, get into bumps scrapes, break bones, but they heal. I would question whether you friend could have actually done anything even if she was watching things happen so fast!

Secondly if you or your parents do sue, there will be serious consequences for you and your daughter. I can't imagine that anyone will ever do you a favour and look after your child again, and to be perfectly honest I wouldn't be inviting your daughter to any birthday parties either as I would be too worried about something going wrong.

cheepskate_2

Errata wrote: »

Will anyone have to take time off work to look after the little girl when she's in hospital and after she comes out? Will that mean a loss of pay ?
Will the little girl benefit from more physio than the NHS will give her ? What would that cost and who would pay for it?

I'm not suggesting litigation, but there may be costs involved which are beyond the OP's means.

She's only 3 so would need someone to look after her anyway, or she can still go to nursery
unless there is a complication, would not assume she should need private physio,the arm just feels a bit stiff for a while and daily use , especially by children soon gets it back to normal

Broken arms/legs etc are very common in chilren and nothing to really worry about.

skipton

How would your parents feel if your daughter had had the accident at their house?

Would they be so happy for you to sue them? I think not.

Stand upto them and say No. It is your child and your friend!

Milford_Cubicle

That's fine bestpud and I know many children love playing on them. That's why my suggestion that it should be made law that all trampolines MUST be sold with protective netting is probably the more useful one

ljw2701

I have a trampoline in the back garden for my 2 kids (11 & 8). If the younger one has a friend round I ALWAYS ask the parent on the day if their child is allowed on or not, make sure the net is closed and busy myself in the kitchen so I can keep an eye on them! Some of them are totally manic and just seem to launch themselves around the thing.

My 11 yr old broke her elbow last year - fell off her bike at the skatepark - now-estranged husband was "supervising" - can I now sue him??!!:rolleyes::D

Seriously though, her elbow still can't be straightened properly over a year later despite regular stretching exercises and clinic visits. However we've been advised that it won't actually make any difference to her use of the arm. The alternative would be to re-break and set it:eek::eek::eek:

I definitely wouldn't sue and wouldn't expect to be sued by any other parent either!

loobylou2

bestpud wrote: »

Why are you seeking legal advice then?

Because I need some advice so that I can make a decision about what to do particularly because I"m being pressurised to do something I don"t want to do by other people, its not legal advice as such anyway, just an employee assistance scheme which provides advice/help on all kinds of matters. I'm sorry think I should have made myself clearer over this or phrased my post differently. I"ve used them before and found them to be incredibly helpful and supportive. I don"t want to sue or take legal action against my friend but I don"t want to end up falling out with my family either and this is the dilemma I'm faced with. I wish people could see this rather than just focussing on the financial aspects of the situation.

lcazma70

and G)Print off this thread and hand to your parents. I hope it will give them food for thought
best wishes.

bestpud

loobylou2 wrote: »

Because I need some advice so that I can make a decision about what to do particularly because I"m being pressurised to do something I don"t want to do by other people, its not legal advice as such anyway, just an employee assistance scheme which provides advice/help on all kinds of matters I should have made myself clearer over this.. I"ve used them before and found them to be incredibly helpful and supportive. I don"t want to sue or take legal action against my friend but I don"t want to end up falling out with my family either and this is the dilemma I'm faced with. I wish people could see this rather than just focussing on the financial aspects of the situation.

So you want to ring the helpline and ask them how to inform your parents they need to butt out??

If that is the only problem here then you'll probably get more useful advice by posting another thread on here!

And, if they are such caring grandparents, why would they fall out with you over this, because a family rift isn't going to help with your dd's recovery?

Lunar_Eclipse

bestpud wrote: »

I've heard others say this too, but when I weigh it against the daily enjoyment (all year round) my dd gets from her trampoline, I think it is a risk worth taking and would no want them banned altogether.

Most people agree with this until they are seriously affected. Personally we don't have a trampoline for safety reasons; whilst I don't think a ban is necessary, nets should be a legal requirement IMO.

My best friend has a friend whose two teenage kids had an accident on their trampoline, which stopped me in my trampoline buying research! They collided in the air and fell to the ground (no net). They are now both in wheelchairs. One in a million chance, but it tragically does happen.

loobylou2

lcazma70 wrote: »

and G)Print off this thread and hand to your parents. I hope it will give them food for thought
best wishes.

Think I might well do this actually, it would certainly give them something to think about, I"m upset with them anyway. My daughters lying injured in hospital and all they can think about is taking legal action I was stunned when I spoke to them on saturday. TBH I wish now that I"d never even mentioned her accident to them then I could have avoided all this because I would certainly never have even thought for a second about suing my friend if they hadn"t issued their ultimatum.