Guest Sues Myrtle Beach Hotel After Oven Door Falls On Her Foot
People who rent their apartments dream of homeownership, and those who are supplementing their jobs with gigs to pay the mortgage on their homes dream of travel, but there are hassles and hazards associated with both of those popular aspirations. When you own your house, the responsibility for maintenance falls to you. It is up to you either to learn the art and science of DIY home repairs, whether through expertise passed down through the generations, or else from YouTube videos, or else to shell out money to pay contractors to make the repairs. These solutions require time and money that most of us do not have, especially since we spend all our time working to raise the money for mortgage payments. Therefore, what usually ends up happening is that we just live with the parts of our houses that need repair. We know which door hinges and wonky and which appliances are kaput, and we work around them. We might warn guests about the hazards that have become second nature to us when they come to visit. When you travel, it stands to reason that you will be staying in accommodations that are in good condition for guests, but it is impossible to guarantee that this will happen. If you got injured because of a hazard in a poorly maintained hotel room, contact a Columbia premises liability lawyer.
How Severe an Injury Is a Broken Foot?
During the last week of 2023, Patricia Glenn traveled to Myrtle Beach from her home in North Carolina and stayed in the Monterey Bay Suites Resort. Once she arrived at the hotel, she began exploring the room to become familiar with its amenities. When she opened the door of the oven in the hotel room’s kitchen, the door fell off its hinges and landed on Glenn’s foot.
Glenn went to the emergency room, where an X-ray of her foot revealed that she had suffered a compression fracture. Doctors put a walking boot on her foot and discharged her from the hospital, but she had to undergo 24 weeks of physical therapy. Even after she completed the physical therapy, the nerve damage in her foot that resulted from the accident continued to cause symptoms. Glenn filed a lawsuit against the Monterey Bay Suites Resort, seeking an unspecified amount of damages.
Nerve damage resulting from the fracture of a hand, foot, ankle, wrist, or elbow can lead to a painful condition called complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). It can cause chronic pain, numbness, odd sensations of temperature, and skin changes in the body parts affected by the injured nerve. Unfortunately, there is no cure for CRPS. It resolves over a long period of time as the nerve cells regenerate themselves, which takes longer the older you are at the time of the injury. The only available treatment is supportive treatment to manage symptoms.
Let Us Help You Today
The personal injury lawyers at the Stanley Law Group can help you pursue a complaint related to an accident at a hotel. Contact The Stanley Law Group in Columbia, South Carolina or call (803)799-4700 for a free initial consultation.
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