Accident in cinema - what action should I take?

DCFC79

Tandia wrote: »

Thanks for your warning DCFC79 - I do feel somewhat under attack!

OK - I don't like the idea that if someone trips in the street, they go out looking for someone to sue for it. However, I don't feel this is the same situation - I fell due to a fault at the cinema, which they were aware of. And, no, mjgreen - the accident could not have happened on the curb or at home, I wouldn't walk down unlit steps in the dark, and didn't trip due to clumsiness, it happened due to one specific unlit step.

Torby, I wasn't trying to beat the rush - it wasn't busy, and the majority of the others who were there had already left when we did - they were lucky not to fall. I don't know when you last went to the cinema and waited for the house lights to come up, but they didn't even come up when the credits had finished rolling (which takes a significant amount of time) - I know because I was still lying on the floor at the time. The credits probably took a full 5 minutes, and then my friend estimated it was about 5 more minutes before the lights actually came on - she had to chase someone to ask them to sort it out. There was no-one left in the cinema bar us when the credits finished.

Finally, they could easily have put up a sign on the door to the screen, where everyone entering could have seen it, and yes, we did report it as an accident at the time. They had to send a first aider to check me out, and had to wheel me on an office chair to the lift and then out to the street to my husband's car, as I couldn't put any weight on my foot at all. (Which was very embarrassing, as it was in the middle of the day in a popular shopping area!)

your not under attack, in any case we are just like yourself at teh end of a computer so dont feel your under attack by anyone,

keldac

ahh hun you know what I would feel under attack as well. I have just asked for my account to be disabled as everybody on this forum seems to be out to get each other!

Sue the b&"$%^ds!

bigfatface

You are supposed to wait for the house lights to come on after the credits. I doubt you will get a claim as it was your choice to exit the cinema in the darkness.

wealdroam

The thing I am struggling to understand is...

How did all the other people leave the cinema without injury?

Keeping_Positive

Having broken my ankle and leg at home doing something similar I can understand how disabling it is. No one waits to the end and if you were not supposed to move then why have the lights on the steps at all? Its clearly something that the cinema were aware of and should have fixed or tried to mark. I would go for some comp OP as you are and will suffer from this even if its not majorly.

shortchanged_2

bigfatface wrote: »

You are supposed to wait for the house lights to come on after the credits. I doubt you will get a claim as it was your choice to exit the cinema in the darkness.

Does this mean you shouldn't go to the toilet while the film is on? :eek:

hartcjhart

keldac wrote: »

ahh hun you know what I would feel under attack as well. I have just asked for my account to be disabled as everybody on this forum seems to be out to get each other!

Sue the b&"$%^ds!

you dont need to ask for your account to be disabled,just dont come back,simples,

it is not a case of people attacking others it is simply a case of people getting fed up with the COMPO culture that is gradually taking over this site.:mad:

it is a 'MONEYSAVING' site, not a 'MONEYMAKING' site,:p

If you want advice about claiming compo see a solicitor:T

hartcjhart

shortchanged wrote: »

Does this mean you shouldn't go to the toilet while the film is on? :eek:

no not at all, BUT, you are in a dark area extreme care must be taken by YOU,

cyberbob

It's a RIP OFF!!! Ooops sorry wrong thread. I should be saying I Want Compensation!!!!

hartcjhart

cyberbob wrote: »

It's a RIP OFF!!! Ooops sorry wrong thread. I should be saying I Want Compensation!!!!

How much would you like??

now lets find a reason to get it,
have you had a splinter,5grand
did you get wet in the rain,2grand ,was'nt your fault you forgot the brolly