Anonymous wrote:OP MISSING IN ACTION. DID HE HAVE A HEART ATTACK OR NOT?

I think we've all been trolled.

No, she said he didn't.

I don't think she's a troll. I just think she's an idiot.

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Anonymous wrote:If you have health insurance and it pays for his medical care, the insurance company can and likely will sue on his behalf whether you want to or not.

You should talk to a personal injury attorney before making any decisions. Be aware that the insurance company will get paid first - any money awarded for medical care will first be used to reimburse the insurer. You will only get what’s leftover after that.

I doubt that. I've had a significant injury where someone was liable, insurance did nothing but when you get a settlement the medical expense portion goes directly to the insurer. You sign papers for subrogation.

Same. Our insurance company nagged us for two years that we needed to tell them if we sued so they could get paid, but weren't remotely interested when we said we would support a lawsuit that they brought.

We considered sueing, but weren't told there wouldn't be much left after paying the attorney, expert witnesses, and the insurance company.

Anonymous wrote:People, his heart is now permanently damaged. Yes, you sue the hell out of them.

+1 - or you at least strongly explore the possibility of suing.

At this point, I'd disregard all the folks on here telling you that you'll need to establish proximate cause and blah, blah, blah. There's plenty of time for that. This isn't a law school hypothetical. It's your husband's actual life/longevity.

You sue both the owners and AirBnb. In two-three years’ time, you will get a settlement.

Did the Airbnb owner advertise access to a hot tub? If it’s on the listing, take a screenshot before they become aware you are considering suing them.

I would let your health insurance pursue this. Won't they subrogate it?

Anonymous wrote:OP MISSING IN ACTION. DID HE HAVE A HEART ATTACK OR NOT?

I think we've all been trolled.

The way OP wrote it, makes it sound like he didn't. ED said he was fine and referred him to a neurologist. If he'd had a heart attack, they would have referred him to a cardiologist as well.

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Anonymous wrote:The hand numbness and tingling and dizziness is directly related to negligence in the tub not being installed with a permit to meet code. That may need to be addressed regardless.

He might have had a heart attack anyway. I know someone who had one last week and wasn’t shocked by a hot tub. How do you prove the hot tub shock caused it?

Agree^^
Especially since it has been several days (presumably) between the 2 events.

Are you confident there are no underlying medical issues? Unhealthy lifestyle factors?

Did you (or anyone else using the hot tub) have a heart attack?

Has it been documented by a technician that the hot tub was faulty at the time of incident?

Being electrocuted is an unnaturally hard stress test. I’m disgusted that so many of you are trying to blame him.

No one is trying to blame him. The reality is, this case could easily be torn apart by what PPs are talking about. Days later he may or may not have had a heart attack. Caused by the shock? Maybe. Hard to prove. But in the cardiac workup which they should do after this, if he has blockages, or high cholesterol, or any other number of factors, it makes their case even harder to prove. That's what PPs are trying to point out. It's hardly an open and shut case. If he has a heart attack immediately after or was seen immediately after, that would have helped. But days later? Makes it harder.

I've been shocked, jolted me half across the room. Thankfully no serious lasting impacts. I do have nerve damage in my right arm, but it doesn't impact my life at all. Make sure he gets a full workup for impacts to his nerves.

OP MISSING IN ACTION. DID HE HAVE A HEART ATTACK OR NOT?

I think we've all been trolled.

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Anonymous wrote:The hand numbness and tingling and dizziness is directly related to negligence in the tub not being installed with a permit to meet code. That may need to be addressed regardless.

He might have had a heart attack anyway. I know someone who had one last week and wasn’t shocked by a hot tub. How do you prove the hot tub shock caused it?

Agree^^
Especially since it has been several days (presumably) between the 2 events.

Are you confident there are no underlying medical issues? Unhealthy lifestyle factors?

Did you (or anyone else using the hot tub) have a heart attack?

Has it been documented by a technician that the hot tub was faulty at the time of incident?

Being electrocuted is an unnaturally hard stress test. I’m disgusted that so many of you are trying to blame him.

I don’t think people are trying to blame him. She is asking about legal action and doesn’t seem to have a sense of what he would be required to prove and what he would be put through.

Just because something happened and later another event happened does not mean the first event caused the second. And not pulling permits did not cause the electrical shock. I think people are just trying to focus her on what matters in the context of litigation - and the things you consider “blame” are the exact things that matter.

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Anonymous wrote:People, his heart is now permanently damaged. Yes, you sue the hell out of them.

OP already said he didn’t have a heart attack.

WHERE exactly did she say that?

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Anonymous wrote:People, his heart is now permanently damaged. Yes, you sue the hell out of them.

OP already said he didn’t have a heart attack.

She said he was “okay”. It’s not clear that she just means “he is ok now” or “they misdiagnosed him”.

She also said he was discharged from the ER with only a referral to a neurologist. That is not what what one would expect from a suspected heart attack. One would expect inpatient admission, out of work for weeks, a cardiac CT with contrast, a cardiac ultrasound, blood work repeated every four hours until triponin levels return to normal . . .

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Anonymous wrote:The hand numbness and tingling and dizziness is directly related to negligence in the tub not being installed with a permit to meet code. That may need to be addressed regardless.

He might have had a heart attack anyway. I know someone who had one last week and wasn’t shocked by a hot tub. How do you prove the hot tub shock caused it?

Agree^^
Especially since it has been several days (presumably) between the 2 events.

Are you confident there are no underlying medical issues? Unhealthy lifestyle factors?

Did you (or anyone else using the hot tub) have a heart attack?

Has it been documented by a technician that the hot tub was faulty at the time of incident?

Being electrocuted is an unnaturally hard stress test. I’m disgusted that so many of you are trying to blame him.

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Anonymous wrote:People, his heart is now permanently damaged. Yes, you sue the hell out of them.

OP already said he didn’t have a heart attack.

She said he was “okay”. It’s not clear that she just means “he is ok now” or “they misdiagnosed him”.