Can I sue my former employer after their dog damaged my designer jumper?

[Mastergirl]

My past employers dog jumped on me and ripped my designer jumper. Should I take them to court to get my money back? They are rude, obnoxious people.

[Screenwriter]

Well, first, I'd contact them about the damage to your outfit, and you'd need to have the receipt that shows what you paid for it and that you'd taken it to a tailor and it could not be repaired. Take pictures of it and have the date the accident happened. Did someone witness the dog jumping and tearing your outfit? You'd need an affidavit from them to the event.

If you don't have a receipt to prove its cost or you can get something from the store where you bought it to prove its cost, you don't have a leg to stand on. Also you'd need to take it to at least two tailors to get comparative opinions about that fact that it's not repairable. If you have no witnesses, it'd just be your word against theirs and you'd get no result from a lawsuit.

It's proof you need for a case that would hold up in court.

[Jen_oic]

@mastergirl

Call them and see if they will settle

[Jen_oic]

@mastergirl
Thank you for the MHO

[strateguy632]

First politely ask boss to 'take responsibility for his pet' hopefully he will give you money to replace it. Like i gave money to buy a new item, that i was responsible for it. If not agreed, write a detailed email explained the damage.

keep a copy. When he ignores it, you can ask a lawyer, but avoid trying to sue by yourself. Courts are tricky. lawyer might say "not worth the hassle"

[NaultD]

Small claims court is an option. Less then $10,000 is easy enough for that. Better to talk to them as adults seeing they are your employer. You probably lose out more if they are that much of an ass.

If you want to burn bridges go for it.

[RavVid]

Were you playing with the dog when he jumped you or were you not interacting with it?

If you were interacting than I think you will have difficulty with a claim. If the dog ran up from behind tore your jumper I'd think you'd have a better claim.

[Shiprex]

I had an incident where a kid had his fancy sweater damaged in a demonstration of dissolving metals in water when it splashed and burnt the clothing. The insurance covered it and that's what you should do.

[slatyb]

It will be far more trouble than it's worth, and how are you going to prove that their dog caused the damage?

[Mastergirl]

I don't know

[slatyb]

I think you´ll just have to mark this as a sad experience. It won´t be long before it is mostly forgotten. by the way, when you say ¨jumper¨, do you mean a one piece overall (US) or a long knit top (Ireland, Australia).

[Mastergirl]

Knit top.

It won't be forgotten. It costed me lot of money

[Theunfadeable]

I’m picturing an episode of Law and order with the people versus Your employers dog.. “Oh shit!!! They said the dog is gonna take the stand !”

[KostasKouvalis]

You CAN, but whether you can win, is another issue. But my uncle's dog tore up a guy's clothes, while my cousin was walking him, and the guy sued and got money, so...

[AgentG111]

I would double check anything of a policy and then consult with a lawyer on if it's worth proceeding. Cost over replacement cost.

[strateguy632]

Good point!

[Iron_Man]

I have no idea it depends on the judge and what kind of mood he’s in

[Bklynbadboy12]

You sure can especially if there is a leash law where you are

[Hunter-40m]

Yeah you should do that

[Dargil]

Is there a leash law and did you get a pic?

[Mastergirl]

No leash law and yes

[Dargil]

The police won't help. You can file a report, but nothing will come of it. A lawyer will make it not worth it.

[Mastergirl]

How do you know?

[In_Trance]

Don't bother

[Mastergirl]

Why not

[In_Trance]

Because it's not worth it financially

[Mastergirl]

You are right