Can I get sued if I a computer I built and sold burned down my customer’s house and caused injury?
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Can I get sued if I a computer I built and sold burned down my customer’s house and caused injury?
Asked on May 29, 2015 under Personal Injury, California
Answers:
S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
You can be sued for negligence. Negligence is the failure to exercise due care (that degree of care that a reasonable computer builder would have exercised under the same or similar circumstances to prevent foreseeable harm).
Your liability would include damages (monetary compensation) for the loss of the house and the personal injury claims of its occupants. Each injured occupant of the house has a separate personal injury claim, which will include compensation for medical bills, compensation for pain and suffering (an amount in addition to the medical bills) and compensation for wage loss.
Compensation for the medical bills is straight reimbursement. Compensation for pain and suffering is an amount in addition to the medical bills based on the medical reports which document the nature and extent of the injuries. Compensation for wage loss is straight reimbursement.
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