Injury Suffered in Restaurant

jbaron1984 · 23 May 2017 at 12:23PM

Hi

Looking for advice...I was in a carvery restaurant at weekend and went for one of the serving spoons in the vegetable dishes under the hotplate. Each vegetable dish contained it's own serving spoon but the one I grabbed bonded itself to my hand because it had started to melt under the heat.
3 days later and traces of the plastic are still on the palm of my hand and it's red and swollen.
A personal injury 'specialist' claims they wouldn't risk taking my claim on due to lack of injury.

However, I was wondering whether anyone else has gone through their own injury claim without the use of solicitors and won?

3 days with plastic bonded to my hand and swollen/painful hand surely amounts to something?

I'm annoyed at the sheer negligence of the restaurant and while I understand that I may not be scarred for life, I just wanted to know whether it would be worth persuing the venue myself and leave the solicitors alone?

Thanks

elsien · 23 May 2017 at 12:27PM

Complaining to the restaurant and getting a free meal out is it is probably your best bet.
Otherwise, no permanent damage, element of personal responsibility, life really is far too short. Was it even bad enough to see a doctor? Were you able to finish your meal without a problem? Out of interest, what would you be claiming?

Quentin · 23 May 2017 at 12:32PM

Try a few other injury claims specialist solicitors and see if they have a different attitude.

Browntoa · 23 May 2017 at 12:44PM

its an accident.......

jonesMUFCforever · 23 May 2017 at 7:46PM

jbaron1984 wrote: »

Hi

Looking for advice...I was in a carvery restaurant at weekend and went for one of the serving spoons in the vegetable dishes under the hotplate. Each vegetable dish contained it's own serving spoon but the one I grabbed bonded itself to my hand because it had started to melt under the heat.
3 days later and traces of the plastic are still on the palm of my hand and it's red and swollen.
A personal injury 'specialist' claims they wouldn't risk taking my claim on due to lack of injury.

However, I was wondering whether anyone else has gone through their own injury claim without the use of solicitors and won?

3 days with plastic bonded to my hand and swollen/painful hand surely amounts to something?

I'm annoyed at the sheer negligence of the restaurant and while I understand that I may not be scarred for life, I just wanted to know whether it would be worth persuing the venue myself and leave the solicitors alone?

Thanks

No mention of hospital or doctor visit = no chance of compo.