to sue hotel chain

[tosuehotelchain]

We were at a well known hotel this afternoon for Sunday lunch, after lunch we were walking through the reception area where DC (13months old) fell and split open their head on the corner of the table (adult shin height) we had to ask the receptionist for medical assistance, all the while DC screaming and blood pouring everywhere.

We had to take DC to A&E where he needed a GA, however because of past expeirence with this, it was then decided that our baby would go through the treatment and the horrid trauma with no pain relief, he needed 1 inner stitch and 2 outer stitches, and next week he will have to endure it all again.

I phoned the hotel to let them know the result, and asked for safety guards on the tables to stop further accidents like this in future, they said the would get back to me, due to the "design" of the lounge

Everybody has said to sue, as its the only way they know, that this hotel will take action.

I know this from expeirence sadly also with the chain.

However I feel uneasy about it.

You can't play conkers at school.

Even if you are bonkers as conkers.

You can't sell jam at the WI sale.

You are required to wear a luminous jacket and hard hat when walking round an empty building site.

On a slightly different note, you panic if you think you've inhaled alcohol or blue cheese or liver or tuna or er, whatever, and you're pregnant.

OP's post just contributes to the silly culture we have. Of course the table shouldn't have a guard. of course she or her Dh should have looked more carefully at what their child was doing. Are they the first parents who didn't, or who made a wrong call. Of course not. No-one should be sued.

OP - are you ever going to answer my question from earlier> If this had happened in your mum's home (and your sister or father ahd cut themselves on that table too) would you be thinking you should sue your mum, compel her to change her decor or should you just be a bit more cautious in that area?

heres a novel idea, restaurants without chairs to trip over, tables to hit heads on - or food in case of food poisoning

why should people carry their babies, he was in a supposed safe environment, I cant prevent accidents, unless as you say, wrap them in cotton wool.

OP you sound like a money grabber bit of a dafty. Your son hurt himself. I happens. I'm sorry and sure it wasn't nice but it would be unreasonable to sue a hotel for such a silly thing.

OP when you say past experience with this hotel. are you saying you have sued them before?

Tosue - who SUPPOSED the environment was safe??

YOU

You made a bad judgement call.

End of.

No you numpty - he was in a public area - that's only as safe as your behaviour in it. An average hotel lobby will continue stuff that could electocute, crush and poison a child. That doesn't happen - because of parental influence. Sometimes we won't catch them though (I include myself in that) and that's what happened today.

If this happened in my mums home, she would put covers on, so no need to do anything further, however I am not in my mums home, this is a place used by adults and children and both have been injured!

NL - xposts

Great minds and all that

supposed safe area that YOU decided safe after YOU assesed the risk for YOUR DS. Thats the point OP that we are really trying to get through to you.

No-one is questioning that what happened was awful just your adamancy (is that a word?) that the area is unsafe and MUST change.

Northern lurker if you cant have a discussion without resulting to personal insults, then I refuse to acknowledge childish opinions.

of course you could have prevented that accident!!! if you thought he would fall then you carry him it isn't fucking rocket science!!! dear lord there really is no getting through is there?

why should you carry him??? why?? because he is your 13 month old son who is jsut walking and probably really wobbly. you don't want him to fall and get hurt. that is why you bloody well carry him. or else you could jsut let him fall, require stitches and then sue the hotel

Tosue - let me get this straight, what you are suggesting is that EVERY single place that a small child might go to should be babyproofed??

every single place??

Oh sorry x posted too. Beginning to think NL, botty and me are 1 mind

OP

What if the hotel sue you.
You knew your son was unstable on his feet
You let him run around unsupported
He fell cut his head and got blood on their furniture.
This caused distress to some guests, and the hotel had to use a paid member of staff to clear up your mess...

You get my point?
Probably not- but ho hum....

These things happen. Move on, and if you don't want it to happen again, wrap your son in cotton wool, and eat only in places that have padding everywhere.

Tosue - I made the same point as NL without any "insults"

You haven't answered me either

mumbar, so do I leave it, and let other children get injured?

REALLY! yes we deemed it safe, however the danger still stands to prevent this from happening again.

lets now talk about the future, instead of the past, its really getting nowhere, and going in circles.

Don't know why you asked the question really op. You said you were uncomfortable with the idea of sueing and yet you pooh pooh all advice to leave it and move on.

Do you want the majority here to advise you to do just that? It won't happen. I'm sure none of us have much love or interest in chain hotels, we don't defend them out of some misplaced loyalty. The majority of posters just think it was an accident and you should tell your dh to be more careful.

or get good insurance botty

Any adult that injures him/herself on a shin-height table has no-one to blame but him/herself. Any 13 month old child that injures him/herself on a head-height table has parents to blame because said parents were not looking after their child properly. Maybe you should sue your DH since he was in charge...

I'm still confused as to how this could have happened when your DC was on reins?