Can you sue someone who broke your nose So called friend attacked me and when I was being pulled away he hit me in the nose and broke it. I had surgery on it last year for a diviated septum?

Answer 1

What you have described is called a battery, a form of intentional tort and it is very definitely actionable. But keep in mind that your own actions during the incident will have a strong bearing on the merits of the case, e.g., was there provocation etc.

Elements of damages include, but are not limited to, your medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and mental anguish. Your surgery prior to the incident won't have a bearing on the case. A primary rule in tort law is that the defendant takes the plaintiff as they find them - the so called "egg shell plaintiff" rule. However, if you could prove that he knew or should have known that your nose was particularly vulnerable to such attack due to the surgery, that would tend to make your case that much better.