Fell 36 feet into an abandoned water well , that landlord knew about about how much for settlement?
well was coverd with dirt and rotten plywood 9 foot from house and we were never told
I was injured had stiches could not way of walking for several weeks I had to drink milkshakes for more than a week could not speak correctly because my tongue was swollen from another cut and suffer from post tramactic stress and a whole roll of other injurys The lanlord knew of the the well it was coverded next to dirt and rotten plywood 9 feet from my house they and never told us about the well and They never offered any back with my medical bills and when I had to pay $500 for investigational glasses that were lost in the economically they made me wait. they wanted there rent I own waited a long time to see If they will help but none has happend this is not roughly speaking Money I have a job I just needed some help from them and they treat us like dirt. am I wrong for wanting to get something for this or should I ?
Get a civil trial attorney, immediately !
Your landlord should enjoy turned over this claim to their insurance company. I would believe that you would be entitled to all of your medical expenses and lost wages. I doubt that you will or would be entitled to any payment for pain and suffering. So, my answer would be, that you should be entitled to the amount you lost as a result of your medical bills and any loss contained by wages. Don't expect to get any more than just the cost of your medical and glasses bills.
In proclaim to win a case against your landlord, you would need to prove negligence. It seem clear that they failed to properly maintain a safe cover over the very well and failed to warn you about the jeopardy. You should have no trouble recovering for medical expenses.
Pain and suffering would be a little more difficult, but not impossible. This would require establishing that you are suffering an actual emotional disorder as a result of the incident. You mentioned PTSD. Are you individual treated for this condition? Can you get a note from your therapist stating that the incident be the proximate cause? If so, you may be able to recover the cost of your psychiatric help including an amount to cover possible future treatments.
Punitive Damages will be even more difficult. It requires gross negligence or willful misconduct. Is it gross negligence to fail to properly maintain the powerfully and fail to warn tenants of the jeopardy? Only the judge or jury can answer that question. If I were on the jury, I would be fondness towards yes, but would require more information before I could say for sure.
If you can not afford an attorney, there will be hundreds of lawyer in your area who would be willing to pocket this case on a contingency basis. Shop around. You have a strong bag.
Unfortunately, what you really want is an apology from your landlord and an offer to help you out. No court can construct your landlord do that and it doesn't sound like he is going to do it on his own. You completely deserve to be compensated for your medical expenses and possibly more so don't feel bad about taking officially recognized action. Your landlord could have avoided legitimate action by simply apologizing and offering to file a claim through their insurance. He chose not to do this. He also chose not to warn you of an open hazard. Nobody is going to fault you for seeking recourse through the courts.
