Alloway Township, NJ Personal Injury Law Firms & Lawyers

If you are determined to sue, then you have to get the car repaired at your own expense and then sue. If you accept their money, you will have to sign for it, indicating that you accept the 85% in settlement. But think it through first in terms of cash outlay, time spent on court time and preparation and the possibility that you might not get the outcome you want. Might be better just to take the 15% loss, chalk it up to bad luck and list it as a business loss on your tax return.

I doubt it. You must be able to prove that the hospital knew or should have known that the pin was there and did not remove it in a reasonable time or warn you of its presence. This usually requires you to prove when and how the pin got on the floor or have a statement that meets your proof requirements. Virginia is a very difficult state to win a premise liability case.