[magicgenie]

Originally Posted by kjcmsw

Absolutely not okay to ask for money. This was clearly an accident. This person did not deliberately set out to contribute to your dog's death. They actually tried to prevent it (albeit without the intended outcome) You have an equal responsibility to have been holding him not knowing what was behind the elevator doors. Even if there hadn't been a dog there, the elevator doors could have shut on him.
This person went out of their way, drove you to the animal clinic...clearly they feel bad enough, why try take advantage of the situation? I think that's terrible.