New York State
I was at my friends apartment with my son and his son who are both 14. The boys were wrestling for fun, as they always do. I heard my son say "stop" twice to the other boy, then heard a crash. The boy had picked up my son after he said stop twice and threw him on the bed in which he hit his head on the windowsill, blacked out and started bleeding. Today, 6 weeks later, he has missed a lot of school. He did not pass the concussion protocol and had a visit with the concussion clinic today. He will be doing OT weekly, taking an antiseizure drug, the clinic is informing the school to have an altered schedule for him and thats just the beginning. I am thankful that it wasnt more serious than this, however, we still dont know how long this will take...months, years, decades? The doctors said time will tell and his brain needs to heal. FACTS...it was my friends apartment, no rental insurance, it was myself and the 2 boys at the time. Yes, it was accidental, however I heard my son said stop twice, we do have insurance but does not cover 100%. I have received one bill so far, the ER Copay for $365. There will be many more will to come. QUESTIONS What are they legally responsible for? I feel it should be at MINIMAL half ALL the medical bills (copays)....if not more seeing its going through our insurance and who knows how long a recovery period he has. He can not play sports, his favorite, snowboarding, in which we already paid, he cannot even do. Hes really "bummed" in his words. Doctors won't even let him walk on the treadmill or ride a stationary bike yet. Any help appreciated!
I was at my friends apartment with my son and his son who are both 14. The boys were wrestling for fun, as they always do. I heard my son say "stop" twice to the other boy, then heard a crash. The boy had picked up my son after he said stop twice and threw him on the bed in which he hit his head on the windowsill, blacked out and started bleeding. Today, 6 weeks later, he has missed a lot of school. He did not pass the concussion protocol and had a visit with the concussion clinic today. He will be doing OT weekly, taking an antiseizure drug, the clinic is informing the school to have an altered schedule for him and thats just the beginning. I am thankful that it wasnt more serious than this, however, we still dont know how long this will take...months, years, decades? The doctors said time will tell and his brain needs to heal. FACTS...it was my friends apartment, no rental insurance, it was myself and the 2 boys at the time. Yes, it was accidental, however I heard my son said stop twice, we do have insurance but does not cover 100%. I have received one bill so far, the ER Copay for $365. There will be many more will to come. QUESTIONS What are they legally responsible for? I feel it should be at MINIMAL half ALL the medical bills (copays)....if not more seeing its going through our insurance and who knows how long a recovery period he has. He can not play sports, his favorite, snowboarding, in which we already paid, he cannot even do. Hes really "bummed" in his words. Doctors won't even let him walk on the treadmill or ride a stationary bike yet. Any help appreciated!