Drunk in Vegas...

pjjafc

Hi

A friend of mine was in Vegas and had a bit too much to drink and passed out outside his hotel room. He was then taken to hospital and since arriving back in England has recieved a VERY large bill for a few thousand pounds.

Not chance of claiming it back right? I know travel insurance is a no go area.

Would you just put it down to experience and move on..??

Voyager2002

Presumably he had some kind of travel insurance, and of course that is the first thing he should look at. Read the policy document very carefully, and see if there is any scope for argument: perhaps the fact that he fell ill was because his drinks had been spiked, or there was some other reason why a reasonable amount of alcohol had an unreasonable effect on him...?

Parking_Trouble

Have you checked the policy exclusions and small print?
Who took him to hospital?

lolavix

pjjafc wrote: »

Would you just put it down to experience and move on..??

Yes

Who on earth would he claim against for being drunk?

pjjafc

Hi, thanks for the replies

Just spoke to him and he said the bill mentions noting about being drunk and could easily be read as food poisoning.

Policy wording says being intoxicated through drink or drugs is excluded. Not really suprising

pjjafc

O and he was taken via ambulance. Hotel called it

lolavix

pjjafc wrote: »

Hi, thanks for the replies

Just spoke to him and he said the bill mentions noting about being drunk and could easily be read as food poisoning.

Policy wording says being intoxicated through drink or drugs is excluded. Not really suprising

Maybe it doesn't mention it, but if he claimed it would be fraudulent as he knows he was drunk. Best to think of it as a lesson learn I think!

iltisman

If he drinks that much the lesson of the big bill may save his life.

Parking_Trouble

pjjafc wrote: »

O and he was taken via ambulance. Hotel called it

Did he need to go to hospital?
Was he with mates that could have sorted him out?
Does he think hospital was the best course of action?

pjjafc

Parking_Trouble wrote: »

Did he need to go to hospital?
Was he with mates that could have sorted him out?
Does he think hospital was the best course of action?

He was passed out so didn't have any say in the matter! He wandered back to his room as he was so trashed!

InsideInsurance

Presumably the hotel simply found someone passed out in the hallway and called an ambulance. Given the habit of suing the USA have they probably didnt bother trying to ask around about who he was or if anyone knew him etc.

It is unlikely he would be successful in a claim but some would argue its worth a punt given there is no NCD etc to lose.