Frequently Asked Questions about Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, and Insurance Disputes

Below are some initial questions many clients have when they first contact Benjamin W. Glass, III & Assoc. PC. The questions below may address many initial concerns you may have. If you don't find the answers here, you should contact us for answers to questions specific to your firm. The consultation is free.

Q: I have a cool children’s play set that is very popular with the
neighborhood kids in my back yard. They come over when we are not home.
What is my responsibility if someone falls off the play set and hurts
themselves?

A: Probably none. You do have a responsibility, if you have erected a
play set, to use reasonable care to make sure that the set is safe.
This means that the screws on the ladder are on tight. It means that if
it’s a wooden play set that the nails are actually nailed in and not
exposed for someone to rip their leg apart on. It does not been that
just because the kids and climb high that you have to be out there
watching them all the time.

If someone falls and hurts
themselves then maybe some coverage for the medical bills available
under your homeowners medical care payments policy. (Check out your
homeowners insurance). As far as lawsuit are concerned however you are
only liable to someone if you have been careless.

A swimming
pool is only slightly different. In addition to your duty to use
reasonable care to make is safe, you have a duty to comply with your
local swimming pool safety code. So, if the code calls for a six-foot
fence with “childproof” locks and you build a four-foot fence with
locks that don’t work and the child gets in at night and drowns you
probably would have liability for a lawsuit.