What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Where incident happened - Colorado, My state of residence - New Mexico
Last year on October 30th, 2011 I visited a friend in Colorado Springs, CO. I live in New Mexico. We decided to get dressed up and go to a bar to celebrate Halloween. It was me, her (she will remain unnamed) and her boyfriend (unnamed). We both got drunk but we didn't fight or were an any type of disagreement. At the end of the night, she attacked me for no reason. I was trying to get out of the cab at her apartment complex and she pulled me back in and bite a chunk out of my chin. There was blood all over my dress. It was a quarter size chunk missing from my chin. I was rushed to the emergency room along with her because she had to get stitches in her head from fighting with her boyfriend. While waiting for the EMT's in their apartment, she was trying to attack me and her boyfriend had to hold her to the ground where she sustained some minor bruises and cuts along with the lesion on her head.
I have pictures of my chin the night it happened and I have pictures a few days later of her teeth marks bruised on the bottom of my face. This is evidence that she did in fact bite me. I was confused and dazed the night that this happened and was quite confused as I was not in my state and nothing like this had happened to me before so I did not press charges. All I wanted to do was get back home so the following morning I left. We had brief communication afterward of her admitting what she did and promising to pay my medical bills. She has since completely ignored my calls and refuses to pay any of my bills.
A year later, I have contacted the police officer of the case who encouraged me to file a suit against her in civil, not criminal court so I could have my bills paid. I have also contacted 3 lawyers in New Mexico that have declined my case. My ambulance and ER bills equal $1200 and my plastic surgery bill equals $1000.
I feel like she NEEDS to pay for what she did to me but I have no clue as to where to go next. I recently talked to my uncle and he told me to contact the Distract Attorney. What do you all think? Thank you.
Last year on October 30th, 2011 I visited a friend in Colorado Springs, CO. I live in New Mexico. We decided to get dressed up and go to a bar to celebrate Halloween. It was me, her (she will remain unnamed) and her boyfriend (unnamed). We both got drunk but we didn't fight or were an any type of disagreement. At the end of the night, she attacked me for no reason. I was trying to get out of the cab at her apartment complex and she pulled me back in and bite a chunk out of my chin. There was blood all over my dress. It was a quarter size chunk missing from my chin. I was rushed to the emergency room along with her because she had to get stitches in her head from fighting with her boyfriend. While waiting for the EMT's in their apartment, she was trying to attack me and her boyfriend had to hold her to the ground where she sustained some minor bruises and cuts along with the lesion on her head.
I have pictures of my chin the night it happened and I have pictures a few days later of her teeth marks bruised on the bottom of my face. This is evidence that she did in fact bite me. I was confused and dazed the night that this happened and was quite confused as I was not in my state and nothing like this had happened to me before so I did not press charges. All I wanted to do was get back home so the following morning I left. We had brief communication afterward of her admitting what she did and promising to pay my medical bills. She has since completely ignored my calls and refuses to pay any of my bills.
A year later, I have contacted the police officer of the case who encouraged me to file a suit against her in civil, not criminal court so I could have my bills paid. I have also contacted 3 lawyers in New Mexico that have declined my case. My ambulance and ER bills equal $1200 and my plastic surgery bill equals $1000.
I feel like she NEEDS to pay for what she did to me but I have no clue as to where to go next. I recently talked to my uncle and he told me to contact the Distract Attorney. What do you all think? Thank you.