Is there anything that I can do about a bar owner who physically pushed me out of the bar after I was assaulted by another patron?
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Is there anything that I can do about a bar owner who physically pushed me out of the bar after I was assaulted by another patron?
I was at a bar this weekend and another patron was buying me drinks and following me around. He asked if he could kiss me and I pointed to my cheek. He kissed my cheek and then kissed me on the mouth. I allowed it to
happen and even kissed back reluctantly. He then proceeded to bite my neck several times and I pushed him away and said,
Asked on October 22, 2018 under Personal Injury, Virginia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
There is no compensation for emotional distress in a case like this, where there is no serious physical injury occompanying it. (The injuries have to be caused by the person you are suing, so the bites by another person do not count.) The law does not allow compensation for alleged emotional distress without injury since otherwise, it would too easy for *anyone* to claim that another person caused them distress, and there would be no way to control the resulting lawsuits.
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