racincrazy
Junior Member
State of Alabama.
I had been replacing the siding on my house and had scaffolding set up do do the upper floor. My friend of 40 years stopped by to give me a hand and the scaffolding collapsed because there was old clay pipe buried under one of the legs. The rain the night before must have softened the ground up because I had been on it the day before and it never gave any. Anyway we fell about 20 feet to the ground. I only suffered minor sprains but he fractured his hip, ankle and ruptured disk in his back. I know this was my fault for not placing extra support under the legs. Anyway my homeowners insurance sent a guy to speak with me and he told me not to talk to my friend and do not admit any fault. The thing is the guy hurt is my lifelong best friend. He is like a brother and there is no way I am going to shun him in his time of need. When I told the insurance guy that I was going to help "I will call him Gary" financially because he can't work right now he had a come apart and said for me to stay away and me helping him would be like admitting guilt. My question is can the insurance dictate whether or not I can talk to the injured party. Thanks
I had been replacing the siding on my house and had scaffolding set up do do the upper floor. My friend of 40 years stopped by to give me a hand and the scaffolding collapsed because there was old clay pipe buried under one of the legs. The rain the night before must have softened the ground up because I had been on it the day before and it never gave any. Anyway we fell about 20 feet to the ground. I only suffered minor sprains but he fractured his hip, ankle and ruptured disk in his back. I know this was my fault for not placing extra support under the legs. Anyway my homeowners insurance sent a guy to speak with me and he told me not to talk to my friend and do not admit any fault. The thing is the guy hurt is my lifelong best friend. He is like a brother and there is no way I am going to shun him in his time of need. When I told the insurance guy that I was going to help "I will call him Gary" financially because he can't work right now he had a come apart and said for me to stay away and me helping him would be like admitting guilt. My question is can the insurance dictate whether or not I can talk to the injured party. Thanks