This is every homeowner's nightmare. You're not going to get a sympathetic ear asking this question.

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Anonymous wrote:Why did this topic come up in June?

BC I only recently learned that I might be able to recover some of the losses. Someone asked me if I sued and it had not occurred to me.

You are beyond the statue of limitations and any claims are baseless because any of your injuries could have happened since then

Anonymous wrote:I slipped on an icy sidewalk outside someone's house (isolated black ice on an otherwise cleared ground), fell and broke my arm, was disabled for 8 weeks, could not work and was no covered by STD. Turns out that the property owner is responsible for the sidewalk where I was. I'm not the litigious type, but do I actually have a case? Would you sue for this?

Explain to me how you can have black ice (which is on black top asphalt) on a sidewalk (which is concrete)?

I'm not going to not go to work, not sleep, not do my chores or whatever i need done so i can stand outside and clean ice every hour.

Anonymous wrote:I slipped on an icy sidewalk outside someone's house (isolated black ice on an otherwise cleared ground), fell and broke my arm, was disabled for 8 weeks, could not work and was no covered by STD. Turns out that the property owner is responsible for the sidewalk where I was. I'm not the litigious type, but do I actually have a case? Would you sue for this?

No. You need to wear proper shoes, use your eyes, walk slow, be careful and avoid icy patches, carry ice poles if you need to. Your safety is your responsibility.

This is one reason we made sure to buy in a neighborhood without sidewalks.

It snows at night, I shovel my sidewalk in the morning. The sun then melts it more than the ice melt can handle and black ice develops.

I think it's greedy to sue. And isn't it your fault that you couldn't work for 8 weeks? If I broke my arm, I'd be back at work the next day. Most good employers will put you on desk duty or reassign duties if you have a job where you lift things.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you have proof of where you fell?

This. Also, I thought people are responsible for removing snow, so it’s “walkable”, which it seems they did. Not sure residents are also responsible for black ice.

It so happens I do, bc we took a photos right before and I was with other people, so there were multiple witnesses.

You took photos right before you fell on a random patch of ice outside someone’s house? Interesting. How do you know this homeowner?

I do not know the homeowner. The photos (of the people I was with in front of the property) were for an unrelated purpose.

Why were you hanging out on their property?

I wasn't. I walked down a public sidewalk that passed their house. Turns out, they are responsible for the sidewalk.

But you took a picture that includes the ice before you fell on it?

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Please do understand that "covered by insurance" means their insurance premium will likely go up to astronomical levels because they were sued by you. Or the insurance company will drop them and they might have difficulty finding another.

Not that you care. But remember this thread when someone sues you for something stupid.

8 weeks of lost wages and major surgery and permanent nerve damage is not "something stupid."

Anonymous wrote:I do not like people like you.

Me neither. I honestly can't imagine for the life of me someone suing because they FELL. Unless someone attacked you and knocked you down, I just don't get it. What a weird concept. I hope you people that sue never let anything on your property not be perfectly dry and smooth etc for even one second ever. And lol that you have to even keep it dry while you are on vacation!

people are insane.

What time of day was the accident?

Please do understand that "covered by insurance" means their insurance premium will likely go up to astronomical levels because they were sued by you. Or the insurance company will drop them and they might have difficulty finding another.

Not that you care. But remember this thread when someone sues you for something stupid.

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Anonymous wrote:People don’t really have a lot of control over black ice developing. You say yourself it was otherwise cleared. It’s not like they were trying to be negligent. I am sorry you were injured so severely, and I think this is just a matter of accidents happen, not really a matter of a reason to go looking for someone to blame.

I really do not care about the blame. I would appreciate the financial compensation for my actual losses.

It is your fault that you fell. This is just typical American greed. Shame on you

It is quite frankly not my fault that I fell. I was wearing appropriate shoes for the weather, walking at a normal pace for a normal purpose on a sidewalk, in an area that appeared clear & safe but was not. There is nothing that I could have done differently not to fall. If there were no ice, or if it had been salted or marked, I would not have fallen.

Standard is knew or should have know. If you could t have done anything different, how could the homeowner be expected to know there was a problem. But as others have said, if you are interested in pursuing, consult an attorney. There is no shortage in our area.

But don’t assume that insurance will pay or that people carry umbrella insurance. There’s no guarantee.

Well, that is the stereotype, OP. Slip and fall lawsuits. You are perfectly entitled to suing.

I hope you lose your case.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you have proof of where you fell?

This. Also, I thought people are responsible for removing snow, so it’s “walkable”, which it seems they did. Not sure residents are also responsible for black ice.

It so happens I do, bc we took a photos right before and I was with other people, so there were multiple witnesses.

You took photos right before you fell on a random patch of ice outside someone’s house? Interesting. How do you know this homeowner?

I do not know the homeowner. The photos (of the people I was with in front of the property) were for an unrelated purpose.

Why were you hanging out on their property?

I wasn't. I walked down a public sidewalk that passed their house. Turns out, they are responsible for the sidewalk.