about p.i sue prospects against a local resturante (personal injury)?
Asked by Senta
after eating a a local restaurant: i went to use the rest room facilities. when i reached for the toilet paper, the huge stainless steel door to the dispenser came open with a very large full roll of paper in the seat of the door and struck me in my head. I AM SUFFERING TRIPLE VISION, DIZZINESS, FACIAL NUMBS , SURROUND HEADACHE , BLACKING OUTS ETC. THE INSTALLATION OF THIS DISPENSER WAS WRONG,. THE MANAGER TO WHOM I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TRIED TO USE A KEY ON A RING OF KEYS TO TRY AND LOCK THIS DISPENSER DOOR (SEVERAL TIMES) TO NO AVAIL, QUESTION IS THIS A COMBINATION OF PRODUCT LIABILITY, PERSONAL INJURY, AND INSTALLATION LAW SUIT ?? I HAVE NOT SPOKEN TO ANY LAWYERS. I MATTER OF FACT LY WENT TO THIS RESTAURANT NEAR A STORAGE FACILITY WHERE I HAD IN APPOINTMENT TO SEE A ROOM TO STORE MY BELONGS AS I AM LEAVING THE CITY / MOVING TO ANOTHER STATE. (I HAD JUST RENEWED MY DRIVERS LIC. AFTER NEARLY 25 YEARS OF NO DRIVING BY CHOICE ) TO DRIVE MY SELF OUT OF STATE TO LOOK FOR HOUSING. I HAD BROKEN MY RENTAL HOUSING LEASE. I AM SUFFERING REPERCUSSIONS AND GETTING MEDICAL ATTENTION. I'M LIVING HOUSE TO HOUSE NEARLY HOMELESS AT THIS POINT. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SHARE HERE. ANSWER PLEASE ASAP. CORRECTION 2009 FRIDAY 17TH APRIL. WHEN I REACHED AND BEGAN PULLING TOILET PAPER FROM THE DISPENSER ; THE DOOR TO THE VERY LARGE STAINLESS STEEL DISPENSER FELL OPEN WITH THE ENTIRE NEARLY FULL ROLL OF TOILET PAPER IN THE SEAT OF THE DOOR AND STRUCK ME IN THE HEAD. (NOTE MY WITNESS IS THE MANAGER WHO CAME IN AND CLOSED THE DOOR WITH THIS ROLL IN THE DOOR AND TRIED TO LOCK /CLOSE IT WITH HER KEY (S) SEVERAL TIMES @ LEAST THREE TIMES.TO NO AVAIL. I CAN PROOVE THAT I BROKE A LEASE AND HAD TO MOVE. IT'S DOCCCCUMENTED AND DATED ON PAPER. I CAN PROOVE THAT I HAVE DATED STORAGE CONTRACTED SIGNED THE SAME DAY AS THE INCIDENT OCCURED. I HAD AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE MY STORAGE ROOM ON THEAT DAY. THE STORAGE FACILITY IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE LOCAL RESTURANT. I RECENTLY COLLECTED A LETTER FROM THE INSURENCE CARRIE OF THE RESTURANT SAYING THEY " ARE VERY INTERESTED TO SPEAK TO ME"

Best Answer:
I would suppose you can sue. You are going to have to prove that toilet paper hitting you on the head caused these problems and is the cause of your apparent homelessness. You should be able to sue your employer as well, as you should not have been fired.

unless you have witnesses and or someone to corroborate your story I don't believe you will have much of a chance to sue anyone, but it can't hurt to contact a personal injury lawyer , they work on a contingency basis
Answered by rwa000

I'm still trying to figure out how the toilet paper dispenser door hit you in the head. I've never seen a dispenser mounted high enough to hit someone in the head. The top of most dispensers is about elbow height.
Answered by bdancer222