Have you ever sued anyone with "no win no fee" basis?

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What you have said has suggested that other people have lost work after they came home due to injuries incurred.
Was the matter reported to the police in the USA, so you have a incident reference number, and then passed to the relevant safety authority there?

If the authority has investigated the matter and reported, then it should certainly aid any case you are attempting to take.
 
Let me start over, tbh I am not particularly looking for monies here but I am keen to help other who are keen on that (If I get some in the process that would be great though , cost of holiday perhaps). They are suing anyways, the question is should I "tag along" or will I regret this which why I was asking about experiences with "no win no fee" lawyers

We were on a segwey tour in philly, in pouring rain, bleach(or some alkaline chemical) used to clean bicycle helmets dripped into our eyes on the tour, this caused chemical injury to the eye (not permamnet).

What was particularly annoying was that this was the first day of the holiday, and the segwey company(not affiliated with the tour operator) fobbed us off with our chemically burnt eyes, i.e. wouldn't take us to hospital/call ambulance/tell us what was used to clean helmets etc. So we went to A&E and got eyes washed out, additional symptoms came down to exposure and "luck" basically.

It didn't affect me for more than 3 days out of 14 for the trip but killed the mood ( as it would if you were rushed to hospital on day 1 with acid crap in your eyes)

It wasn't malicious but I would the public liability insurance would cover such things for segwey company( assuming they have that). This wasn't really reported to the police as it was an accident but one where feel there should be some compensation (to the cost of hols or more for others).

Anyways, I will have a word with the lawyers as I don't want to find myself facing massive legal wranglings and fees over this. I was happy-ish to let it go but I was lucky that day.
 
sid said:
Let me start over, tbh I am not particularly looking for monies here but I am keen to help other who are keen on that (If I get some in the process that would be great though , cost of holiday perhaps). They are suing anyways, the question is should I "tag along" or will I regret this which why I was asking about experiences with "no win no fee" lawyers

We were on a segwey tour in philly, in pouring rain, bleach(or some alkaline chemical) used to clean bicycle helmets dripped into our eyes on the tour, this caused chemical injury to the eye (not permamnet).

What was particularly annoying was that this was the first day of the holiday, and the segwey company(not affiliated with the tour operator) fobbed us off with our chemically burnt eyes, i.e. wouldn't take us to hospital/call ambulance/tell us what was used to clean helmets etc. So we went to A&E and got eyes washed out, additional symptoms came down to exposure and "luck" basically.

It didn't affect me for more than 3 days out of 14 for the trip but killed the mood ( as it would if you were rushed to hospital on day 1 with acid crap in your eyes)

It wasn't malicious but I would the public liability insurance would cover such things for segwey company( assuming they have that). This wasn't really reported to the police as it was an accident but one where feel there should be some compensation (to the cost of hols or more for others).

Anyways, I will have a word with the lawyers as I don't want to find myself facing massive legal wranglings and fees over this. I was happy-ish to let it go but I was lucky that day.
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You need to stop saying it was an accident, as that implies it was no-ones fault, if there was no fault, there is no claim. It is an incident that happened as the result of the companies gross negligence, and you had physical trauma and damage needing hospitalisation.
 
Hikari Kisugi said:
You need to stop saying it was an accident, as that implies it was no-ones fault, if there was no fault, there is no claim. It is an incident that happened as the result of the companies gross negligence, and you had physical trauma and damage needing hospitalisation.
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BOOM! sounds a lot better i must say :)
 
If I remember right, no win, no fee = no fee for your lawyer. You do however still pay legal fees for the other party since you lost.

+ whole host of jurisdiction issues since it was in US. Do what magnolia said and see a lawyer, or, my recommendation - drop it. You haven't suffered any real loss. That's the first thing that will be looked at.
 
If the tour company was acting as an agent for the Segway activity then is it possible they do have some liability themselves?

Anyways if you want to look into getting some form of compensation for your ruined holiday then get legal help , either that or call judge Judy
 
[FnG]magnolia;25971269 said:
Asking for advice on a UK computer forum about personal injury claims under US law would appear to be a novel approach. And by novel I mean stupid.
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Must. Not. Bite. Agghhhhh!
 
sid said:
I would say it affected me a bit on the holiday though.
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For this you are willing to sue?

What is the loss for which you will be claiming? Is there any actual financial loss or will you be going down the mental distress route? It is impossible to give you any advice unless you post up the full contract (or MoU or whatever) you have signed (or are planning to sign) since your potential liability - especially in relation to costs incurred by the defendant should your claim be unsuccessful - will be based entirely upon that.

I must say that "going along for the ride" is perhaps one of the worst justifications I have heard for seeking potentially ruinous legal redress and, believe me, I have heard plenty.
 
I have a lot of experience with No Win No Fee Solicitors in this country but sadly none in the USA.
I would think it would be the same as this country where the Solicitor fights your case, gets £11,000 but gives you £1,000 (serious).
If you lose you owe them nothing.
 
A quick scout around finds the following

If your claim is unsuccessful, you will not have to pay a penny to your solicitor.
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Hmmm interesting omission there... I've bolded a word just in case the problem isn't clear immediately.

If your claim fails, you won't have to pay the legal costs of your own lawyer, but you may be responsible for payment of the successful opponent's legal costs.
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And there we go although I suspect use of the phrase "may be" is likely somewhat disingenuous.
 
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