What happens when a child injures an adult?

[Anonymous]

The most bizarre thing is the mom didn’t go down to ask if she was ok. Until she went to retrieve the bottle? Dahell?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems to me the sports complex would be liable for this, not the parents.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems to me the sports complex would be liable for this, not the parents.

This.

Why? Kid threw/dropped the bottle over the railing. Unless there was some building code violation they wouldn’t be responsible. If you’re at a mall and your kid throws something off the escalator, or over the railing of the second floor (that many malls have) and it hits someone, is it the mall’s fault? The rails are there to protect people from falling. People are the ones responsible for keeping their belongings on their person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems to me the sports complex would be liable for this, not the parents.

This.

Why? Kid threw/dropped the bottle over the railing. Unless there was some building code violation they wouldn’t be responsible. If you’re at a mall and your kid throws something off the escalator, or over the railing of the second floor (that many malls have) and it hits someone, is it the mall’s fault? The rails are there to protect people from falling. People are the ones responsible for keeping their belongings on their person.

Did I miss this? What makes you think it was thrown? Dropped objects hurt people every day and they are generally accidents.

[Anonymous]

I would have really screamed at the mother. A toddler shouldn’t have a metal water bottle at a high elevation where they can drop it on someone’s head. And then I would have insisted on getting the contact details (actually seeing the license) and if not then calling the cops to make a report. If you are actually injured and need to file a civil claim against them for medical expenses etc then you’d need the contact info.

[Anonymous]

I would have told the facility that I required the other parents contact information. And if they refused I would have waited until they left and wrote down their license plate. And I would have also asked the people around me to provide a statement of what happened. and I would have taken pictures. It was a concussion. But the reality is it could have been something much worse and you would have no way to find the other person after the fact. And I agree it was probably the older kid who dropped it. If the 2 year old did it it would have had to have been on purpose since he wasn’t tall enough to actually reach the rail. It’s not an accident if you throw it over the edge.

[Anonymous]

When someone’s dog hurts someone it’s the dog owners that are responsible. How is this any different?

[Anonymous]

Can’t believe you clowns are defending the mom on the second floor

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can’t believe you clowns are defending the mom on the second floor

it really is wild.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems to me the sports complex would be liable for this, not the parents.

This.

Why? Kid threw/dropped the bottle over the railing. Unless there was some building code violation they wouldn’t be responsible. If you’re at a mall and your kid throws something off the escalator, or over the railing of the second floor (that many malls have) and it hits someone, is it the mall’s fault? The rails are there to protect people from falling. People are the ones responsible for keeping their belongings on their person.

Did I miss this? What makes you think it was thrown? Dropped objects hurt people every day and they are generally accidents.

You are still liable if you drop something from high above and it hurts someone, even if it was an accident. You think a construction worker can just drop a hammer on someone’s head from up above and bc it’s an accident he isn’t liable? His insurance/company’s would definitely be paying the medical expenses.

[Anonymous]

The accident part is meaningless. You all would have a totally different tune if it wasn’t the adult that was hit but the child. If the child was the one hit with the bottle and ended up with a major brain injury or even death you all would be screaming about how the other mom was at fault. It’s because it was the mom you all don’t care. Somehow when someone isn’t a child anymore they seem to lose value to people…it’s bizarre.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems to me the sports complex would be liable for this, not the parents.

This.

Why? Kid threw/dropped the bottle over the railing. Unless there was some building code violation they wouldn’t be responsible. If you’re at a mall and your kid throws something off the escalator, or over the railing of the second floor (that many malls have) and it hits someone, is it the mall’s fault? The rails are there to protect people from falling. People are the ones responsible for keeping their belongings on their person.

Did I miss this? What makes you think it was thrown? Dropped objects hurt people every day and they are generally accidents.

You are still liable if you drop something from high above and it hurts someone, even if it was an accident. You think a construction worker can just drop a hammer on someone’s head from up above and bc it’s an accident he isn’t liable? His insurance/company’s would definitely be paying the medical expenses.

Yes I agree with you although I still suspect the liability falls to the venue and I don’t see any evidence of parental negligence per se.

That said, children should not have things they might drop near balconies at all ever and people need to learn this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems to me the sports complex would be liable for this, not the parents.

This.

Why? Kid threw/dropped the bottle over the railing. Unless there was some building code violation they wouldn’t be responsible. If you’re at a mall and your kid throws something off the escalator, or over the railing of the second floor (that many malls have) and it hits someone, is it the mall’s fault? The rails are there to protect people from falling. People are the ones responsible for keeping their belongings on their person.

Did I miss this? What makes you think it was thrown? Dropped objects hurt people every day and they are generally accidents.

You are still liable if you drop something from high above and it hurts someone, even if it was an accident. You think a construction worker can just drop a hammer on someone’s head from up above and bc it’s an accident he isn’t liable? His insurance/company’s would definitely be paying the medical expenses.

Yes I agree with you although I still suspect the liability falls to the venue and I don’t see any evidence of parental negligence per se.

That said, children should not have things they might drop near balconies at all ever and people need to learn this.

The Op stated the child was too short to reach the balcony/have their hand dangle over it which means they chucked it. Little kids throw things. It was the 2 year old’s mom’s job to make sure her toddler wasn’t holding a hard water bottle on a second floor balcony with people underneath. Obviously it wasn’t purposeful but it was in fact negligent.

[Anonymous]

There was a case in new york a few years that I remember where tweens were pushing shopping carts off a parking deck and one of them hit someone and severely injured her. They were children. “accident” or not they were pushing things off the deck. It was a very very big deal. Sure they weren’t 2 but someone got hurt-that’s really all that matters.

[Anonymous]

If you are employed, you probably have disability coverage if your worst-case scenario happens. But I hope you find out the family's name, that 2-year-old should be allowed to walk the streets.