If I was at work and I had a verbal altercation with a co-worker that left me with an injury to my neck, can I sue him for the injury?
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If I was at work and I had a verbal altercation with a co-worker that left me with an injury to my neck, can I sue him for the injury?
There was a eyewitness to this.
Asked on June 16, 2015 under Personal Injury, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
What do you mean by a "verbal altercation"? Simply yelling, shouting, etc. with no physical contact? If so, then no--you can't sue him. Yelling at someone does not normally, reasonable, or foreseeable cause a physical injury to someone's neck; therefore, there would no liability in the eyes of the law, since someone is only liable for the natural, reasonably foreseeable consequences of their actions.
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