Q: I feel like my ankle monitor is causing my spine to age prematurely. Slowly disabling me. Can I sue for injuries?
11/25/23 I went to the hospital for pain in my mid to lower spine. The doctor says that my spine is that of a person in the fifties and I'm only in my thirties. I've had my back inspected before the ankle and that was only 3 to 4 years ago and my spine was healthy. I want to sue for injuries to my back from the constant radiation of this monitor. It has affected my family by not being able to go to work when my back pain flares up and cripples me. Please help me figure this out. I want compensation for damages, time lost from work, and hospital bills that are stacking because my insurance doesn't cover what I need right now.
A: Before determining if there is some type of actionable negligence regarding your monitor, you'd need to have a physician's opinion that the monitor is causing your pain condition. If you have such a written opinion, then reach out to personal injury lawyers, and you'd also need to immediately address the problem with the authorities requiring and providing the monitor, to give them the opportunity to make any necessary changes. In some circumstances, a personal injury attorney can refer a negligence victim to a physician for the right opinion, but I think it's unlikely that any lawyer would be able to do that for your unusual scenario. If no doctor will say the monitor is the culprit, you'll need to look to other ways of solving your medical debt issue, such as consulting a bankruptcy attorney.
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