I stepped in a hole at the Steak & Shake parking lot in Effingham Il, injuring my hand. S & S agreed in writing to pay my medical bills associated with the injury. I just received a bill from the doctor that S & S didn't pay it & now it's in collection. The accident was June 2005. What do I do now?
South Holland, Il.
If it is only a bill you are concerned about, you can file a small claims court, like the People's Court on T.V. In order to prevail, you would have to demonstrate one of two things:
1) that defendant knew or should have known of the hole in question and it was a place where customers were supposed or reasonably could be forseen to walk OR
2) that Defendant has MPC medical payment coverage. It is insurance coverage that pays medical bills.
Cliff Horwitz