I knocked somebody out at a party intoxicated. How much at fault am I???!

I knocked somebody out at a party intoxicated. How much at fault am I???

@ a party Sat., one of my roommate’s friends challenged anyone to box him in the living room. There was only 1 set of gloves, so we had to share them. We were both very intoxicated. Someone put the left-handed glove on me because I couldnt get it on, but Im right handed. As it began, we both hit each other with the gloves at the same time, but instincts took over and I immediately threw my right bare hand and hit his head. He fell. On the way down he hit the back of his head on a glass table and was unconscious for about 5 min. His brother was there and is a paramedic. The police came and so did the ambulance, but they declined to go to the hospital. A week later, the guy I punch went to the hospital cuz he was having headaches and had surgery for a fracture on the back of his head due to the fall, and had swelling in the front of his brain. He had no insurance. I figured his bro should have not waited a week to take him in, especially if hes a paramedic. How much at fault am I 4 this?

1 week ago
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1 week ago
majority of you guys are idiots...100% my fault... I mean really, 100%??? He mutally participated in it. i didnt get arrested when the cops came because it wasnt a crimal act (mutal combat law) and the people who owned the house said it wasnt even a fight or brawl. just something misfortunate happened in a consentual fight between to intoxicated individuals. I spoke to my buddy whos a cop and he told me not to worry about it.

First- I'm not a lawyer, but it sounds like this was consensual, but since there was no criminal intent-- ie you didn't mean to hurt him, you probably won't be liable for criminal charges. Also, the fact that he declined medical treatment when offered appears to be in your favor. As far as being at fault civilly(ie can you be sued for the cost of treatment, lost time from work, etc.), well, I'd say it depends on the lawyer the injured party talks to. But since you probably don't have much in the way of assets-cash, real estate, etc.-you probably won't get sued. Just to be on the safe side, I'd talk to a lawyer ASAP.