I am in Arizona. I am a member of Gym X. A few days ago I was
at gym X, doing my normal workout, using a cable row machine. This
machine is basically a cable that extends and retracts. I was doing
a normal routine when all of the sudden, the cable snapped, I had
about 150 pounds of weight on the other end, so the force sent me
flying backwards.
My head flew backwards and cracked the steel
machine behind it, hard. I blacked out for a few seconds, slowly got
up, noticed that the back of my head was gushing with blood. I
went to tell the gym staff, they at first resisted the idea of calling
an ambulance, but eventually the fire department came, they said I'd
be fine and didn't even need stitches. Now I wanted a second
opinion, so I went to the hospital, and spent several hours there, as
the doctor said I had indeed taken a pretty good shot and I wound up
with 13 staples in the back of my head.
Since that day I've suffered neck pains, upper back pain,
blurry vision, intense and excruciating headaches, slight bleeding from
the wound, and difficulty in going about my normal day business, in
work and at school. What are my options as far as taking legal
action against the health club to recover the cost of my medical
treatment and compensation for pain and suffering? What are the
odds of my succeeding.
Gym X is a pretty big corporation, they have
many franchises all over the place, as it is I'm not quite sure where
to start or what possibilities I have. I would appreciate any help
anyone gives me, thank you!
at gym X, doing my normal workout, using a cable row machine. This
machine is basically a cable that extends and retracts. I was doing
a normal routine when all of the sudden, the cable snapped, I had
about 150 pounds of weight on the other end, so the force sent me
flying backwards.
My head flew backwards and cracked the steel
machine behind it, hard. I blacked out for a few seconds, slowly got
up, noticed that the back of my head was gushing with blood. I
went to tell the gym staff, they at first resisted the idea of calling
an ambulance, but eventually the fire department came, they said I'd
be fine and didn't even need stitches. Now I wanted a second
opinion, so I went to the hospital, and spent several hours there, as
the doctor said I had indeed taken a pretty good shot and I wound up
with 13 staples in the back of my head.
Since that day I've suffered neck pains, upper back pain,
blurry vision, intense and excruciating headaches, slight bleeding from
the wound, and difficulty in going about my normal day business, in
work and at school. What are my options as far as taking legal
action against the health club to recover the cost of my medical
treatment and compensation for pain and suffering? What are the
odds of my succeeding.
Gym X is a pretty big corporation, they have
many franchises all over the place, as it is I'm not quite sure where
to start or what possibilities I have. I would appreciate any help
anyone gives me, thank you!