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IGGYRULES · 08-10-2021, 08:24 PM

Just wondering if anyone has had experience with personal injury lawyers? My 11 year old had a hoverboard malfunction and he slammed his face into the sidewalk. 1 front tooth was able to be rebuilt, but he will need an implant in the future on the other as it could not be saved. Into the dentist for over $1k now for rebuild and flipper plus more later this year for a bridge plus more bridges as he grows, then when fully grown he gets the implant. There's also a chance he may need an implant on the other as well in the future. I reached out to a lawyer in Kelowna but she's busy and hasn't had a chance to look at the info I've sent her. She said they'd typically take it on as a percentage of what was received and that we have time to start the process.

I do have a third party witness to the malfunction (unit shut off and stopped abrubtly and as he was leaning forward and travelling at a fairly high speed. He managed to get his hands out in front of him and hurt his wrists trying to break the fall. His bike helmet "beak" also took some of the impact thankfully.

I'm thinking about reaching out to the manufacturer to see if we can come to some sort of settlement but not sure if that's a good idea or not even though they'd likely come out ahead this way. Would like to get this behind me one way or another. Any advice or experience is appreciated.

08-10-2021, 08:24 PM	#1
IGGYRULES Scoring Winger Join Date: Sep 2002 Exp:	Hoverboard accident, personal injury lawyer advice needed Just wondering if anyone has had experience with personal injury lawyers? My 11 year old had a hoverboard malfunction and he slammed his face into the sidewalk. 1 front tooth was able to be rebuilt, but he will need an implant in the future on the other as it could not be saved. Into the dentist for over $1k now for rebuild and flipper plus more later this year for a bridge plus more bridges as he grows, then when fully grown he gets the implant. There's also a chance he may need an implant on the other as well in the future. I reached out to a lawyer in Kelowna but she's busy and hasn't had a chance to look at the info I've sent her. She said they'd typically take it on as a percentage of what was received and that we have time to start the process. I do have a third party witness to the malfunction (unit shut off and stopped abrubtly and as he was leaning forward and travelling at a fairly high speed. He managed to get his hands out in front of him and hurt his wrists trying to break the fall. His bike helmet "beak" also took some of the impact thankfully. I'm thinking about reaching out to the manufacturer to see if we can come to some sort of settlement but not sure if that's a good idea or not even though they'd likely come out ahead this way. Would like to get this behind me one way or another. Any advice or experience is appreciated.