Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Missouri

Suing someone personnelly for their health issues

An old friend is threating to sue me ''for giving her a stroke/causing her health problems''. Can someone do that? She had a stroke over a year ago and says it is do to stress. I know she had lots of different issues causing her stress. I understood she had a stroke do to smoking, so she quit smoking. Can one reason be singled out to cause a stroke and make someone liable for that? She is also upset with me becuse she was repromanded at work, due to me reporting her for threatening me via e-mail at work. She also told me that if I talked to her she would drop suing me, actually she is blackmailing me.


Asked on 3/04/07, 8:34 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Anthony DeWitt Bartimus, Frickleton Robertson & Gorny, PC

Re: Suing someone personnelly for their health issues

Anyone can sue almost anyone for almost anything. The better question is, could she prevail if she did sue. The answer is likely not. No physician or expert could say to a reasonable degree of medical certainty that you were what caused the stroke, particularly where there is a pre-existing smoking history. I think you should talk to your old friend and tell her you wish her the best for her health, and that you really don't desire further contact until you won't be a stress for her. Put the onus on her to contact you when she's recovered.

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Answered on 3/05/07, 8:32 am


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