女儿在学校摔断了腿，我们可以向学校索赔吗？

西关少爷

原帖由 wwwgjhxx 于 2008-7-30 21:08 发表
感谢楼上各位的回答！看来我还是最好先打电话问问学校，确定一下是否有相关规定。
我们是457签证来澳洲的，所以我们没有medicare，老公的公司给买的medibank保险。不知道这次要花多少钱了。。。。。。

in that case, you need to claim.

休

请问你要告学校什么理由?要求什么赔偿?
这是一个关于Duty of care问题
In tort law, a duty of care is a legal obligation imposed on an individual requiring that they adhere to a reasonable standard of care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others. In order to proceed with an action in negligence, the plaintiff must be able to articulate a duty of care imposed by law which the defendant has breached. In turn, breaching a duty may subject an individual to liability in tort.
只要器械达到安全标准,你告学校什么.

Ausbear

不能光找学校，他们肯定想推卸责任。
一定要咨询injury 的专业律师，一般是打不赢不收钱。

西关少爷

原帖由 Ausbear 于 2008-7-30 21:11 发表
不能光找学校，他们肯定想推卸责任。
一定要咨询injury 的专业律师，一般是打不赢不收钱。

not really, normally the school accepts liability with no dramas.

Ausbear

不是告学校，只是claim 保险，学校应该买了这种保险。
对学校反面我不太了解，但你如果在公司受伤，一定能claim 保险，不管责任在谁。

Ausbear

原帖由 西关少爷 于 2008-7-30 21:16 发表

not really, normally the school accepts liability with no dramas.

先到警察局登记，保留医生记录，

ask school first, if they say no, then 找律师。

Ausbear

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西关少爷

the school won't deny your cliam. if any objection, that would be insurance company. I don't think the insuer would reject your cliam anyway.  so go for it.