MolleeZemel
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What is the name of your state? Florida
My 4 year old niece answered a door for the delivery driver and our dog jumped up on him. The delivery driver is claiming that he bit him. There was a circular wound but it appeared to be from his nail. My sister and I both examined it and it had stopped bleeding and appeared shallow. As the driver did not speak English, I spoke with his brother on the phone and I offered to pay the Medical Expenses after his visit, but never received a call. I then received a letter in the mail from a Lawyer that stated he is asking for $663 in Medical, $500 in legal, and over $1000 in lost wages claiming he was unable to work or drive for two weeks (The day of the injury he drove away from my house). I requested detailed medical statements due to him visiting the ER 3 times over two weeks showing that he was there for that reason and not another, pay stubs showing her earned $13/hr as a delivery driver, and a medical statement that he was unable to work during the stated time resulting in lost wages. The response that I received from the lawyer was that the client tried to contact me to pay but that I did not answer (I never received a voicemail), that he attempted to drop a letter off at my house personally twice and that he rang the doorbell (I dont have a doorbell) and that he could tell people were inside but that they would not answer. We are usually out of the house at 8:00am and dont return until 8:30pm most days. That he was not able to provide the detailed summaries and that I needed to contact Advent Health Directly (HIPPA Laws would prohibit them sharing this information with me). Regarding the Pay stubs he said "The owner of New China Wok doesn't provide the paystub for any his employee, but I kept all copy of the pay checks between March and June of 2019 (see the attached). Each month I got a $923.5 check ($1000 after federal tax withheld) plus the average $1100 cash from the delivery tips in March and April , but My May and June paychecks were reduced to $692.40 due to missed work hours. " He provided me with just a check for $923.50 from March but could not produce anything else. And in response to my request for medical documentation stating he was unable to work he said "in term of how many days/hours I missed from work the dog owner could call the owner of New China Wok for verification". Employee Laws should prohibit them from sharing this information with me and also would not provide me with documentation that he was unable to work, it would just verify that he did not work.
I explained that I was happy to pay what is fair but 3 different medical bills, 2 WEEKS of lost wages, and $500 in legal fees seems excessive to me when he cannot even provide me clarifying documentation to support his claims.
I feel as though he is just trying to get money from me at this point. Are they not legally obligated to prove this information?
My 4 year old niece answered a door for the delivery driver and our dog jumped up on him. The delivery driver is claiming that he bit him. There was a circular wound but it appeared to be from his nail. My sister and I both examined it and it had stopped bleeding and appeared shallow. As the driver did not speak English, I spoke with his brother on the phone and I offered to pay the Medical Expenses after his visit, but never received a call. I then received a letter in the mail from a Lawyer that stated he is asking for $663 in Medical, $500 in legal, and over $1000 in lost wages claiming he was unable to work or drive for two weeks (The day of the injury he drove away from my house). I requested detailed medical statements due to him visiting the ER 3 times over two weeks showing that he was there for that reason and not another, pay stubs showing her earned $13/hr as a delivery driver, and a medical statement that he was unable to work during the stated time resulting in lost wages. The response that I received from the lawyer was that the client tried to contact me to pay but that I did not answer (I never received a voicemail), that he attempted to drop a letter off at my house personally twice and that he rang the doorbell (I dont have a doorbell) and that he could tell people were inside but that they would not answer. We are usually out of the house at 8:00am and dont return until 8:30pm most days. That he was not able to provide the detailed summaries and that I needed to contact Advent Health Directly (HIPPA Laws would prohibit them sharing this information with me). Regarding the Pay stubs he said "The owner of New China Wok doesn't provide the paystub for any his employee, but I kept all copy of the pay checks between March and June of 2019 (see the attached). Each month I got a $923.5 check ($1000 after federal tax withheld) plus the average $1100 cash from the delivery tips in March and April , but My May and June paychecks were reduced to $692.40 due to missed work hours. " He provided me with just a check for $923.50 from March but could not produce anything else. And in response to my request for medical documentation stating he was unable to work he said "in term of how many days/hours I missed from work the dog owner could call the owner of New China Wok for verification". Employee Laws should prohibit them from sharing this information with me and also would not provide me with documentation that he was unable to work, it would just verify that he did not work.
I explained that I was happy to pay what is fair but 3 different medical bills, 2 WEEKS of lost wages, and $500 in legal fees seems excessive to me when he cannot even provide me clarifying documentation to support his claims.
I feel as though he is just trying to get money from me at this point. Are they not legally obligated to prove this information?