Question

John, a man who takes pride in his yard, decided to buy a brand new lawnmower with extra features. He decided to buy the Bentley of lawnmowers, he went with a John Deere from Homedepot. On the first week of usage one of the wheels fell from the lawnmower, which caused the extra sharp blade to come lose. The blade spun around and cut John’s leg into pieces. John was rushed into the emergency room, which ended up costing him $40,000 in medical expenses. In the middle of discovery, it was discovered that when designing the lawnmower John Deere decided to cut cost by putting plastic screws instead of metal ones on the wheels. The screws would save John Deere a dollar in each wheel, which ended up being millions after all the lawnmowers manufactured. John is wondering what kind of lawsuit can he file in order to sue both John Deere and Homedepot?

Answer 1

Solution -

Issue- John buys a branded new lawnmovers with extra feature. After usage of on one week, the wheels fell form the lawnmower, which caused the extra sharp blade to come lose. in between , the blade spun around and cut john's leg into pieces. and john rushed for emergency , which costs him $ 40,000 for medical expenses. we found that john deere of homedepot put plastic screws instead of metal on the wheels, for saving cost of one dollar per wheel. now , what suitable lawsuit john should file in order to sue both John Deere and Homedepot ?

RULE-

A person who suffers personal injury while using some product on the part of negligence of seller company or its employee or worker, he can sue the seller for damages for in a personal injury.

Application-

There are three general types of damages you can sue for in a personal injury case: general, special, and punitive. Both general and special damages are compensatory damages. General damages compensate the victim for non-economic losses like emotional distress and pain & suffering. Juries tend to award higher settlements to plaintiffs who have experienced severe trauma i.e punitive.

A personal injury lawsuit begins by filing a set of documents with the court, and serving those papers on the defendant. To explain the basis for your lawsuit, you will need to prepare and file a complaint (sometimes referred to as a "petition").

Analysis and Conclusion-

As the situation cleary evidence that due to neglegence on the part of homedepot employee John Deere , which changed the metal screws with the plastic screws , which caused the injury to Mr. John.Therefore, Mr. John should file personal injury lawsuit for claiming their currently incurred medical expenses which is for $ 40, 000 , it shall include future medical care expenses also. He shall also claim cost of damaged lawnmover.

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