Fractured nose and concussion in company golf outing

Michigan

I was at a company sponsered golf outing and was struck in the corner of my eye with a golf ball from a distance of about 15 feet from where it was driven. My partner had just hit his ball from the mens drive then I walked to the womens drive and hit mine after he completed. I was slightly in front of the mens drive, about 45 degees to the side. As I turned around to walk back, he shot a mulligan (an extra ball cuz he didn't like the first one) and it struck my face, immediately forcing me to the ground. My face felt as though it had caved in. I suffered a nasal fracture and concussion, not to mention dizziness and nausea for about a week and constant head aches now for a week and a half. My doctor has excused me from work for a total of two weeks which helps because I have to wear safety glasses and do alot of physical work. I might get some help form work regarding sick/accident pay, but I don't think it will come close to my normal paychecks. My face is looking alot better now, the major swelling has gone down and the brusing is fading, I notice that my nose is slightly crooked and is still quite sore. My doctor said that he may have to send me to a ear nose throat specialist because I may have nasal problems. This all has cost me lost wages, medical costs for copayments and prescriptions, I missed my family reunion , not to mention other planned activities I was really looking forward to, and pain for going on two weeks now. Did I mention I was pretty scary to look at for a while, I have some pics...ewe I guess I was just wondering if someone could give me some advise, this kind of thing has never happened to me before. thank you

Advice? Yes, don't stand in front of any more gold balls.

BelizeBreeze said:

Advice? Yes, don't stand in front of any more gold balls.

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Yeah.."gold" balls. Again, you are a moron Beeze.
If you spent as much time thinking about the arrogant crap that came out of your mouth as you do spelling, you might not sound like an idiot on this forum.

Hey Sis, he's an ass, don't mind him. He does this all day.

zythum24 said:

Yeah.."gold" balls. Again, you are a moron Beeze.
If you spent as much time thinking about the arrogant crap that came out of your mouth as you do spelling, you might not sound like an idiot on this forum.

Hey Sis, he's an ass, don't mind him. He does this all day.

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And just what advice did you give OP?

rmet4nzkx said:

And just what advice did you give OP?

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Just extremely condescending. It's sad actually. Forget about me at this point. This poor person just got smashed in the face and that's the advice given. You have to feel bad.

did your company require you to attend the golf tournament? If yes, you should make a workers compensation claim for your injuries. That way your medical and wages will be covered.

Were you getting paid while at the tournament (salary, wages?) That would be strong evidence in favor of you making a WC claim.

If no to the above questions, you can always hire an attorney and make a claim against your partner for your injuries along with pain and suffering. You can make your claim against your partner's homeowner's insurance.

My response:

Stephen, I can see your point concerning Workers' Compensation IF your assertions hold true.

However, as to suing the partner? Don't you think Michigan has it's own version of Knight vs. Jewett 3 Cal.4th 296, 314-315 (1992)? That court stated, “In cases involving ‘primary assumption of risk’ - where, by virtue of the nature of the activity and the parties’ relationship to the activity, the defendant owes no legal duty to protect the plaintiff.”

IAAL

I nother words, don't stand in front of anymore golf balls.

assumption of risk maybe if she was down the fairway and another golfer hitting from the tee bonked her from 200 yards.

however, from the limited facts posted, it does not seem to be an assumption of the risk if your back is turned while standing in front of and to the side of the tee and the golfer hits the ball without announcing they are about to hit. it's a hard argument to make and most judges will let that fact issue go to a jury. with the severe injuries most juries would be sympathetic to the plaintiff.

plus most if not all assumption of risk arguments go in favor of the owner of the facility (ski resort, golf course, hockey rink) as opposed to the individual who causes the harm.

Workers comp

I cannot receive workers comp because it was a volunteer outing, and I was not paid. I found out that my partner did not have home owners insurance, and I will not have a paycheck for about 3 weeks. Is there any other possible options? Golf course, maybe. I know that they have to have some type of liability insurance. Not to mention they were not helpful at all. They were rude to be honest.
Just to make it more complicated I was the only sober one there so I had to call my boyfriend to pick me up, it was a 45 minute drive for him just to get there.

sweetsis said:

I cannot receive workers comp because it was a volunteer outing, and I was not paid. I found out that my partner did not have home owners insurance, and I will not have a paycheck for about 3 weeks. Is there any other possible options? Golf course, maybe. I know that they have to have some type of liability insurance. Not to mention they were not helpful at all. They were rude to be honest.
Just to make it more complicated I was the only sober one there so I had to call my boyfriend to pick me up, it was a 45 minute drive for him just to get there.

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Have you not been reading the responses to your situation? The golf facility has no liability for your accident and although your partner was drinking, you knew or should have known that fact.

Your ONLY recourse is to sue the partner but as you've already been told, since you knew they were drinking, that golf is inherently dangerous and that others were involved in the game, your chances of recovery are 50/50.
If that.

sweetsis said:

I cannot receive workers comp because it was a volunteer outing, and I was not paid. I found out that my partner did not have home owners insurance, and I will not have a paycheck for about 3 weeks. Is there any other possible options? Golf course, maybe. I know that they have to have some type of liability insurance. Not to mention they were not helpful at all. They were rude to be honest.
Just to make it more complicated I was the only sober one there so I had to call my boyfriend to pick me up, it was a 45 minute drive for him just to get there.

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So you are saying that your company was sponsoring an event where you were the only sober one? No one there was sober enough to drive or call 911? Have you tried to get sick leave? or FMLA? it is possible that you may sue both the person who hit you and the company see a personal injury attorney.