Q: Daughter is a paraplegic & purchased a glide n go. She has been injured and burned. How to get help, $ back & return it?
The steel seat has fallen on her shoulder and head multiple times. It is not level, but sits at an angle more like a slide than horizontal. Seat has gotten so hot it has given her 3 degree burns on her buttocks she has been doctoring for 9 months. The support arm fell off and someone caught her before she hit the ground. Now the motor won’t raise her all the way up into her truck and won’t lower her all the way down to her wheelchair.
She asked the company for her money back so she can send everything back, but they keep saying let us try to fix it.
They send her a new arm. Offer a new remote. Send a thin material sample to cover her vinyl over steel seat.
But she really needs a lift seat that is safe. She works and has to be able to get to her office.
How can she get help? Or who should she call?
A: she needs to call and consult with an attorney that does product liability/ personal injury.
A: It sounds like an awful situation and that your daughter is having to deal with this situation. It's unlikely counsel will want to take the case on contingency unless if the device has caused serious injury, because the damages even for what you've mentioned aren't sufficient. Court cases are very expensive in terms of resources and cost, and counsel would be doing this work essentially free of charge unless and until there is a settlement, which the manufacturer realizes. I'm surprised the company wouldn't wish to provide a refund, especially these days, given the vast impact of social media. (As always, this is not legal advice.)
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