night club compensation

jet77

I wouldn't say I'm part of the 'compensation culture' however I do think that if you have suffered through no fault of your own then you are entitled to compensation for your loss of earnings/petrol toing and froing from Drs and physio etc

I've got two compensation claims in place at the mo. One from a car crash where I was driving and a 'boy racer' hit my stationary car at speed causing severe whiplash. This happened nearly a year ago now and I think that it will still take another couple of months before it's settled. The other is from when I sat down on the train on the way home from work and the plastic seat edge was damaged and very sharp. It has left a 2 inch scar on my lower leg (in a gorgeous shade of dark purple). I was not going to claim compensation and still don't know if I will be able to as it's not settled - however when I contacted the train co. they didn't even offer an apology (I suppose for fear of admission of guilt) nor my train fare back. And I certainly didn't pay to gain this scar through their maintenance neglect of the train.

Each time though it's been me involved - whereas with you it wasn't you getting kicked out so I don't know whether you'd be able to.

Ring injurylawyers4u and they will be able to advise you on whether you've got a claim or not. If you've got a claim - go to the doctors to get your pains on the record and make sure that you get names of all witnesses that you can.

Zammo

scootw1 wrote:

But at the end of the day, this s**t shouldnt have happened. the bouncer should have been more careful. I say go for it

Can you explain to me how the bouncer is supposed to be careful while he is ejecting a drunk and possibly violent customer?

Some of you people live in cloud cuckoo land.

bobbadog

I once spent all night in A&E after falling over on a slippy dancefloor and landing on a broken Budweiser bottle. I wouldn't have dreamt of suing them, despite my stitches, as things happen. The person was being ejected for your own safety and the other people in the club - i'd only sue if i was 'seriously' hurt.

scootw1

Zammo wrote:

Can you explain to me how the bouncer is supposed to be careful while he is ejecting a drunk and possibly violent customer?

Some of you people live in cloud cuckoo land.

Of course it is possible to be careful. And the bouncer has a duty of care to do so.

Mizz_Pink

I was with a freind once who slipped on a drink that was spilt on the dancefloor. Her knee 'popped' out of the socket and she automatically pushed it back in :eek: it was at that point I looked away.

She went to A&E, had her knee in a cast and couldnt drive or work for 4 months.

She sued the nightclub and I was asked to draw diagrams of where we were all standing and give a written statement.

Who's fault was is, the person or spilt the drink or our fault for not asking a member of staff to clean it up ?

I dont know the outcome.

I wouldnt bother persuing it as your injury doesnt seem as serious as my friends was.

xzibit

Bouncers think they are above the law and everyone else. In fact, they are generally people who have not the qualifications to get a day job, and them being "big" is all they have going for them.
Proper trained bouncers, should be able to evict someone without barging past everyone else. But many I have seen, like to just make a scene. I got barged past once in a club, and dropped my drink. When I went up to the bouncer and asked him for another, he told me to "f" off. After I tried talking to him (i was sober and drinking coke) his little brain couldn't cope with a conversation, and he decided to just push me outside as well. Next time I went there, I waited until I was ready to leave, and poured blackcurrent down his white top. Naughty me.

Anyway, back to the topic, I don't think you will have any case, even though I believe you should.

scootw1

Mizz_Pink wrote:

I was with a freind once who slipped on a drink that was spilt on the dancefloor. Her knee 'popped' out of the socket and she automatically pushed it back in :eek: it was at that point I looked away.

She went to A&E, had her knee in a cast and couldnt drive or work for 4 months.

She sued the nightclub and I was asked to draw diagrams of where we were all standing and give a written statement.

Who's fault was is, the person or spilt the drink or our fault for not asking a member of staff to clean it up ?

I dont know the outcome.

I wouldnt bother persuing it as your injury doesnt seem as serious as my friends was.

I think that is slightly different as the drink may well have been visible. In this case with the bouncer he did not show a duty of care (couldnt care less as long as they evicted the troublesome person)

bobbadog

xzibit wrote:

Bouncers think they are above the law and everyone else. In fact, they are generally people who have not the qualifications to get a day job, and them being "big" is all they have going for them.
Anyway, back to the topic, I don't think you will have any case, even though I believe you should.

Not all of 'em, surely. My ma was a bouncer at a gay club in Northampton. She acted very professionally, but firm for her 5 foot stature!

Incidentally, Op - i hope you feel much bettter soon x

Mizz_Pink

scootw1 wrote:

I think that is slightly different as the drink may well have been visible. In this case with the bouncer he did not show a duty of care (couldnt care less as long as they evicted the troublesome person)

I would write a letter of complaint to the owner, try that first.

scootw1

Mizz_Pink wrote:

I would write a letter of complaint to the owner, try that first.

Yes, I think that may be a first step rather than do anything legal wise.