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Excess casualty limits doubled #

01 April 2003

Bermuda-based Allied World Assurance Company (AWAC) has doubled the limit for its qualifying renewals and prospective insureds from US$25mn to US$50mn. AWAC offers excess casualty clients flexible layering opportunities, and focuses on placements for moderate..

E-commerce liability policy from Chubb #

01 April 2003

Chubb has launched a new insurance policy designed to protect financial institutions from exposure to e-commerce liabilities, such as trademark infringement, defamation and security breaches. The policy, ‘CyberSecurity by Chubb Liability Insurance for Financial Institutions’ is..

Tort system league table #

01 April 2003

AIG is to publish a league table of state and county tort systems in the US. The aim is to rank states according to their tort systems. AIG said that in effect, the league tables..

GE see D&O insurance costs soar #

01 April 2003

General Electric has reported that the cost of its directors’ & officers’ insurance policy has increased dramatically by nearly 390%. The cost of the policy is now US$22.1mn a year compared with just US$5.8mn a..

RSA settle asbestos suit #

01 April 2003

Another asbestos settlement, this time between Royal & SunAlliance (RSA) and Cape, a building materials and insulation company. Cape had sued RSA over payment of claims brought by former employees of Andersons Insulation, a company..

Medicaid funding goes to lawyers #

01 April 2003

A study by Aon Risk Consultants has revealed that much of the increased Medicaid funding for long term care for seniors and disabled people between 1995 and 2002 has gone to pay the higher costs..

Growing calls for employers’ liability reform #

01 April 2003

The review of employers’ liability insurance currently being conducted by the Department of Work & Pensions is attracting more and more calls for radical reform of the system. The latest call comes from an important and..

IBC’s Energy Risk Strategies Conference #

01 April 2003

Planning investments and managing portfolios in an uncertain climate 28–29 April 2003 • London With the present uncertainty of the global geo-political and economic climate, companies in the energy sector face increasing challenges. IBC’s forthcoming event will..

Liability Underwriters Group Conference #

01 April 2003

9-11 September 2003 • Queens’ College Cambridge Details and registration facility appear on the Insurance Market Conferences website: www.risksociety.com or by tel/fax 01491 872839. ..

Professional Indemnity 2003 #

01 April 2003

9–11 April 2003 • Queens’ College Cambridge A look at how the market is developing in the current ‘favourable’ environment and examination of some recent and forthcoming developments and their impact on specific professions. Have past..

Conditional fee agreements to be disclosed #

01 April 2003

A judge has ordered that conditional fee agreements and risk assessments should be disclosed to defendant insurers. In the case, the claimant refused to disclose the details, claiming that the documents were privileged. The defendant solicitors,..

Government announces unified Tribunals Service #

01 April 2003

Lord Irvine, the Lord Chancellor, has announced a new, unified Tribunals Service, representing the biggest change to the tribunal system in over 40 years. A forthcoming White Paper will set out the proposals which will..

US casualty risk costs survey from Marsh #

01 April 2003

US employers spend an average of US$2.45 for every US$1000 of revenues on insurance and other measures to manage their casualty risks. This is from a major report and survey by Marsh covering auto, workers..

S&P warning over Danish liability claims #

01 April 2003

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has warned that claims inflation on liability policies in the Danish non-life insurance market looks set to put short-term stress on some companies’ solvency levels. Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has revised..

PI Direct MBO #

01 April 2003

PI Direct has completed the buy-out of the minority interests of SVB and Brit. The company is now 100% owned by its management and staff. The management buyout was financed through bank borrowing from the..

Bodily injury claims costs rising fast #

01 April 2003

Bodily injury claims costs in the UK have increased at nearly three times the rate of national average earnings, according to a new study by the International Underwriters Association (IUA) and the Association of British..

Market review from Heath Lambert #

01 April 2003

In its latest annual review of the insurance market, Heath Lambert says that underwriters are being more selective in the risks that they write, while buyers are being just as selective in their choice of..

Berkley forms new UK casualty insurer #

01 April 2003

WR Berkley Corporation is to form a new insurance company in the UK. The company is expected to be based in London and will specialise principally in writing domestic UK casualty risks. It is thought..

Agency radio failure #

01 April 2003

The chaos on the roads during the January snow storms, in which thousands of motorists were stranded on the M11 and the M25 was partly due to a radio failure between gritting lorries. The Highways..

Jail term for drivers on phone #

01 April 2003

The Sentencing Advisory Panel has recommended a five year jail term for drivers who kill whilst using a mobile phone. The Panel said that death by dangerous driving should carry a custodial sentence of five..

Hands-free phone risk #

01 April 2003

A study in the March issue of The Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied has suggested that hands-free cell phones cause just as much distraction as hand-held devices. The problem of inattention blindness in drivers using..

Surveyors facing ‘hindsight’ evidence #

01 April 2003

Surveyors could be facing a new wave of claims following a recent judgement which allowed the introduction of ‘hindsight’ evidence. The case involved a surveyor’s report which failed to spot structural defects due to movement. The..

Higgs proposals attacked #

01 April 2003

The Higgs proposals have been predictably attacked for being too prescriptive. The Institute of Directors, chairman of leading companies, the CBI and others have slammed the proposals, in particular the extra powers for a senior..

Helping sick employees back to work #

01 April 2003

A pilot research project has been launched to find new ways of helping sick workers keep their jobs. The Job Retention & Rehabilitation Pilot, funded by the Department for Work & Pensions in partnership with..

UK tackles workplace drinking #

01 April 2003

A report from the UK’s TUC has warned that few employers have alcohol policies in place to tackle problems arising from their employees’ drinking habits, despite the fact that people are drinking more than ever..

Ties at work – discrimination cases disagree #

01 April 2003

Two separate cases have simply served to further confuse the issue of dress codes at work. Both concern the issue of sex discrimination and the wearing of ties. In the first, a civil servant won..

CBI calls for curbs on compensation culture #

01 April 2003

The CBI has entered the debate over the high cost of business insurance with a call for government to bring in ‘urgent new curbs on the compensation culture as part of a bid to contain..

Discrimination warning on monitoring #

01 April 2003

The Work Foundation has issued a warning to UK employers that they could be leaving themselves open to discrimination payouts of millions of pounds from job seekers by failing to monitor job applicants for race,..

New guidance on musculoskeletal disorders #

01 April 2003

The Health & Safety Executive has published new guidance on musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), such as backaches or repetitive strain injury (RSI) at work. Advice on using laptops and working with a computer mouse is available in..

HSE launches occupational asthma website #

01 April 2003

The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a new website with advice on how to reduce occupational asthma. The site is aimed at employers, safety representatives and health professionals. It is part of the Health..

MoD pays damages to pilot family #

01 April 2003

The Ministry of Defence has paid damages of £320,000 to the family of a pilot killed in an air crash. The Royal Navy pilot was killed with his crew member when his Harrier jet crashed..

Villagers to sue for psychiatric injury #

01 April 2003

A number of villagers who claim to have suffered mental injuries after a plane crashed near their homes are seeking compensation. A Korean Airlines Boeing 747 crashed shortly after take off from Stansted Airport in..

Salvage companies condemn proposals #

01 April 2003

The president of the American Salvage Association, and former president of the International Salvage Union (ISU), has condemned proposals to make salvage companies criminally liable for their role in marine environmental disasters. Arnold Witte, president and..

Bhopal lawsuit dismissed #

01 April 2003

A lawsuit from 1999 against Union Carbide relating to the Bhopal gas leak has been dismissed by a US district judge in New York because of the time that had passed, and the actions already..

Clean up costs not damages #

01 April 2003

An appeal court in California has upheld a ruling that San Diego county should not be indemnified for the costs incurred in an environmental clean-up by ACE Property & Casualty. The ruling held that the..

Pentagon wants environmental protection #

01 April 2003

The Pentagon is seeking protection from US environmental legislation, and the Bush administration is believed to be proposing legislation to this effect, covering the Pentagon and some defence companies. In particular, there is concern over..

US states sue EPA over carbon dioxide emissions #

01 April 2003

A number of US states have filed a lawsuit against the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failure to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. The lawsuit argues that the current policy on emissions..

Silverstein sues Zurich American #

01 April 2003

Zurich American Insurance is being sued by Larry Silverstein because he claims the insurer is trying to avoid paying defence and liability costs for claims being brought against his company, World Trade Center (WTC) Properties..

New York faces US$12bn lawsuit costs #

01 April 2003

Michael Cardozo, New York City’s corporation counsel, has warned that the city could be hit by settlement costs of around US$12bn from lawsuits being filed by the city’s firefighters following the September 11 terrorist attacks..

Workers’ comp cost control measures #

01 April 2003

A survey of US employers has found that average workers’ compensation costs increased by 20% during 2001, rising to US$1.80 per US$100 of payroll from US$1.50 a year earlier. The ‘2002 Survey of Employers’ Time-Off and..

Night club fire lawsuits #

01 April 2003

Legal actions have begun in relation to the night club fire in the US that resulted in the death of 99 people and injuries to a further 180. The families of two of the dead..

Unfair competition with sexual favours #

01 April 2003

The Korea Supply Company (KSC) is to sue US company Lockheed Martin for allegedly using sexual favours and bribes to win a South Korean defence contract. The case involves a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin which..

US employment discrimination figures #

01 April 2003

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has revealed that charge filings alleging employment discrimination in the private sector increased by 4.5% in the year ended 30 September 2002. The Commission resolved 95,222 private sector charge filings..

US class action suits up by 31% #

01 April 2003

A study carried by the Stanford Law School in the US has found that securities class-action lawsuits filed against US corporations grew by 31% in 2002, to a total of 224 lawsuits. The study said..

Gun manufacturers can be sued #

01 April 2003

Newark, Camden and Jersey City have been given the go-ahead to file lawsuits seeking to hold gun manufacturers liable for health costs and other public expenses related to gun violence. The Appellate Division of the..

Asbestos settlement for AFG #

01 April 2003

A settlement has been agreed between Great American Insurance, a subsidiary of American Financial Group, and bankrupt company AP Green Industries over asbestos-related litigation. The insurer agreed to a US$123.5mn pre-tax settlement of asbestos-related litigation. American..

Halliburton settlement gets 75% acceptance #

01 April 2003

US oil group Halliburton has said that 75% of plaintiffs in asbestos-related lawsuits against its subsidiary DII Industries and DII’s Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) unit have accepted the global US$4bn settlement proposed by Halliburton..

Banning unimpaired claims not a panacea #

01 April 2003

US senator Don Nickles has introduced legislation designed to stem the recent flood of asbestos-related lawsuits. The Nickles bill includes criteria to determine whether a claimant qualifies to file a suit. The bill delays the..

Mental anguish claim for asbestosis upheld #

01 April 2003

The US Supreme Court has ruled that the Federal Employers’ Liability Act does not ban lawsuits involving asbestosis sufferers who do not have any signs of asbestos-related cancer claiming for mental anguish. The case, Norfolk &..

Tobacco firm wins single case #

01 April 2003

A US District Court jury has returned a verdict in favour of tobacco company Philip Morris USA. The family of a smoker who died in 1999 was seeking more than US$5.2mn in compensatory damages, plus..

UK urged to control passive smoking #

01 April 2003

The TUC, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) and Action on Smoking & Health (ASH) are calling on the government to accept the long-delayed Health & Safety Commission’s Approved Code of Practice, or ACoP,..

UK tobacco advertising ban comes in #

01 April 2003

The UK’s Tobacco Advertising & Promotion Act came into effect on 14 February, and all tobacco advertising is now banned. This includes adverts in newspapers and magazines, and on billboards and on the Internet. It..

Tobacco industry sued for US$289bn #

01 April 2003

The US Justice Department has revealed that its lawsuit against the tobacco industry for the alleged fraudulent marketing of cigarettes aims to recover US$289bn. The companies involved, Philip Morris, Brown & Williamson, Lorillard, RJ Reynolds..

Mobile phone EMFs damage neurons in rats #

01 April 2003

A study has found for the first time that electromagnetic fields (EMFs) emitted by certain mobile phones damaged neurons in the brains of rats. The study, published in ‘Environmental Health Perspectives’, involved 12- to 26-week-old..

Foot-and-mouth committee critical #

01 April 2003

The Public Accounts Committee has criticised the government’s handling of the foot-and-mouth crisis, pointing to ‘inexcusable mistakes.’ The Committee said that the Department for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) made a serious misjudgement..

CJD scare hospital cleared #

01 April 2003

The hospital at the centre of a CJD scare has been cleared by an inquiry, which found that it had followed the correct procedures for using surgical instruments. The scare occurred when 24 patients were..

BSE breakthrough test #

01 April 2003

State television in Italy has reported that Italian researchers are developing a test to detect BSE in live animals which could speed up the diagnosis and avoid the mass slaughter of cattle. The test involves..

vCJD vaccine on the way? #

01 April 2003

Research by a team of scientists from Imperial College, London may produce a vaccine against the human form of BSE. The scientists have discovered that monoclonal antibodies can neutralise rogue prion proteins in mice. These..

Peanut allergy triggered by skin cream #

01 April 2003

A study has suggested that peanut allergy may be triggered by the use of skin creams containing peanut oil. The study by Bristol University researchers, and published in the New England Journal of Medicine , involved..

School trousers inflamed eczema #

01 April 2003

The parent of a young boy is taking his school to a tribunal under the new Disability Discrimination Act because it would not allow him to wear pure cotton trousers, despite his severe eczema. The..

Unnecessary operation claim thrown out #

01 April 2003

A claim for more than £700,000 in damages, based on allegations of an unnecessary operation, has been thrown out by the Appeal Court. The man had a tracheotomy operation to deal with sleep apnoea, which..

Surgeons fail to reduce blood exposure #

01 April 2003

A study by the University of Alberta has found that US surgeons are failing to adopt ‘double gloving’ as a precaution against exposure to blood and body fluids while operating. Double gloving is a safety..

Health Act in US #

01 April 2003

The House of Representatives has passed a bill reforming the medical malpractice liability system in the US. In a particularly corny move, the bill is called the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost Timely Healthcare Act –..

Critical long term care report from Ombudsman #

01 April 2003

The Health Service Ombudsman, Ann Abraham, has published a report, ‘NHS Funding for Long Term Care’, which has criticised a number of health authorities and trusts. The report contains the results of four investigations into..

Car parking chaos hits hospital #

01 April 2003

A hospital in Wales was forced to postpone surgery because staff were unable to park their cars and were late for work. A new car parking arrangement was introduced at the hospital which reduced the..

Bayer insurance may not cover all Baycol lawsuits #

01 April 2003

Bayer has admitted that it could incur charges in excess of its insurance coverage in relation to lawsuits over Baycol. The company says that around 8400 suits have been filed, but adds that 4600 of..

Alder Hey settlement details released #

01 April 2003

The details of the mediated settlement in the Royal Liverpool Children’s Litigation have been announced. Just under £5mn is to be paid to the 1146 claimants who have accepted the settlement (the settlement was £5mn..

Compensation for fisherman only #

01 April 2003

A whelk processing company denied right to recover loss of profits from the International Oil Pollution Fund 1971. A fishing ban to prevent health hazards resulting from a crude oil spill had been imposed. The..

Minimum wage decision #

01 April 2003

An employment tribunal should decide whether an employee was involved in ‘time work’ or ‘unmeasured work’ when working out whether the minimum wage was being complied with. A care worker claimed to have done ‘time..

Gurkhas not discriminated against #

01 April 2003

The British Army did not discriminate against its Nepalese soldiers in relation to pensions. The position of British servicemen and Gurkhas was not comparable, since British soldiers would generally retire to the UK, while Gurkhas..

No liability for harbour owner #

01 April 2003

Man who went for a midnight swim in Folkestone harbour, hit his head on a submerged object, broke his neck becoming tetraplegic, sued the harbour owner. Judge said claimant had contributed to the accident by..

Verbal notice valid #

01 April 2003

Verbal notification that proceedings had commenced made by a claimant to an insurer in relation to a road traffic accident was valid, provided it was made to an appropriate person, which could include a legal..

Only underwriting fee recoverable #

01 April 2003

Under a cost order, the whole premium paid for litigation protection insurance policies, where it included amounts other than the underwriting fee, could not be recovered. The amounts charged by the underwriters for the risk..

Unfair dismissal and common law issue #

01 April 2003

A teacher who was suspended for four years and then dismissed for allegedly acting in a sexually inappropriate way with some girl pupils, won statutory compensation for unfair dismissal. During the four years he developed..

Social security commissioner’s decision final #

01 April 2003

In deciding the date at which a claimant began to suffer from a prescribed industrial disease, a social security commissioner’s decision was final. The claim was for disability benefit and reduced earnings benefit. Whalley v Secretary..

Receiving fraudulent money not conspiracy #

01 April 2003

A person receiving money that they knew had been obtained through a fraudulent misrepresentation was not necessarily a party to conspiracy to defraud, according to the law on the tort of conspiracy to injure. The..

Comparison required for sex discrimination #

01 April 2003

Sex discrimination case dismissed on the grounds that the facts of the males involved were different to those of the female case and therefore they did not provide a valid comparison. Female chief inspector prevented..

Another IVF paternity case #

01 April 2003

A man whose wife was accidentally given sperm from a different man during in vitro fertilisation treatment could not have parental status when his wife gave birth. The judgement was based on the man having..

Paternity issue in IVF case #

01 April 2003

The issue of paternity under the Human Fertilisation & Embryo Act 1990 is based on the time when the embryo, or sperm and eggs, were placed in the womb. As a result, in this case,..

Mentally handicapped patient loses child case #

01 April 2003

A mentally handicapped patient became pregnant whilst in a mixed hospital ward. The patient’s mother took over responsibility for the child. The patient sued the NHS Trust for the costs of looking after the child..

Asylum seeker’s human rights #

01 April 2003

An asylum seeker whose application was initially refused as a result of an administrative error, and was then delayed for no apparent or good reason, was entitled to seek damages under the Human Rights Act..

Disability discrimination ruling #

01 April 2003

Court of Appeal upheld the ruling of the Employment Appeal Tribunal that an employee had been unfairly dismissed and unlawfully discriminated against on the grounds of disability. The employee left work on sick leave because..

Appeal against teachers’ industrial action dismissed #

01 April 2003

The House of Lords dismissed an appeal from a pupil (and his mother) relating to an attempt to get an injunction against two teaching unions to prevent them from taking industrial action. The issue involved..

Negligent advice from auditors #

01 April 2003

An auditor’s duty to its client can include cases where the advice given to the client on its financial position was negligent, resulting in the client giving larger bonuses to shareholders and policyholders than it..

No appeal for bankrupt #

01 April 2003

The claimant lodged a notice of appeal in an employment tribunal case, involving unfair dismissal, breach of contract, wrongful dismissal and disability discrimination, which was thrown out by the tribunal. But the claimant was declared..

Driver wins in car clamping case #

01 April 2003

Compensation of nearly £9500 has been paid to a motorist by a clamping company after it towed his car and then demanded thousands of pounds for its return. The RAC described this as a ‘landmark..

Enhanced pension lawful #

01 April 2003

A council officer’s enhanced pension as a result of a long service award was lawful on the condition that it reflected the officer’s continued worth as an employee, was made in order to attract staff,..

Legal costs cut in fast track injury case #

01 April 2003

Case involved a man awarded £500 in compensation for injuries sustained in a minor road accident – including anxiety and soft tissue injuries to leg and elbow, and an order for his legal costs of..

Human rights damages same as tort #

01 April 2003

Damages up to £4000 for eight claimants based on breaches of human rights. Judgment stated that damages for breaches of human rights in statute should be no lower than they would be for a comparable..

£100,000 award for stress #

01 April 2003

A prison clerk has been awarded £100,000 for stress after witnessing a training exercise by prison officers in which they held a colleague hostage. She believed it was an armed gang who threatened to kill..

Flying sheep head cracks skull #

01 April 2003

A rock music fan is suing a Norwegian group, Mayhem, for damages after his skull was fractured at a concert. The fan was hit by a sheep’s head which flew into the crowd as a..

Baby oil slip up #

01 April 2003

A social club was sued by a woman who broke her wrist after falling on the dance floor of the club, after claiming to have slipped on baby oil used by a male stripper in..

Forced retirement claim #

01 April 2003

A group of 22 former civil servants are making a claim for unfair dismissal after they were forced to retire at 60. The claimants worked for the Contributions Agency and have taken their case to..

Damages award criticised by Appeal Court #

01 April 2003

A former broker who won US$25mn in punitive damages from an arbitration panel after claiming his reputation had been damaged after he was fired from his firm, has had his award thrown out. An appeal..

Cerebral palsy damages #

01 April 2003

A child who ended up with cerebral palsy after a delay of three weeks in inducing his birth, has received damages of £3.75mn from the Weston Area NHS Trust and United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust,..

Brothers in heart case settlement #

01 April 2003

Great Ormond Street Hospital has paid an undisclosed settlement to three brothers of a young girl who died after heart surgery at the hospital. The hospital had admitted responsibility for her death previously when paying..

Hotel settles deaf discrimination suit #

01 April 2003

A US hotel has settled an employment discrimination lawsuit for US$75,000. The suit was brought by a qualified deaf job applicant who was refused employment on the basis of her deafness. The deaf woman was..

Sexual harassment settlement #

01 April 2003

Four women who filed sexual harassment complaints against the former president of an airline consulting firm in New York have been paid US$2.3mn in a settlement of the lawsuit. It was alleged that certain female..

Gay sauna visit therapeutic #

01 April 2003

A man sacked from an engineering company for regularly visiting gay saunas during the day has received £450,000 in damages for unfair dismissal. The man was fired from his £118,000 a year job as managing..

Budweiser not Bud in UK #

01 April 2003

The US brewers of Budweiser, Anheuser-Busch, cannot use the name ‘Bud’ to describe their beer, as this is owned by state-owned Czech brewers, Budejovicky Budvar. This was the verdict of three law lords in a..

Catholic church in sex abuse settlement #

01 April 2003

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, is to pay US$880,000 to 23 plaintiffs, with payments averaging US$25,000 per person, in a settlement over charges that priests sexually abused young parishioners during the 1960s,..

DuPont settles for US$77mn #

01 April 2003

DuPont has agreed to pay around US$77mn in a settlement to settle a 1995 shareholder class action lawsuit related to Benlate fungicide. The class action was brought by shareholders accusing the company of making misleading..

US$16.5mn compensation claim settled out of court #

01 April 2003

A major employee compensation claim has been settled out of court for an undisclosed amount. An investment banker at Lehman Brothers had claimed US$16.5mn in bonuses. He claimed that the bank reneged on a contract..

Crohn’s disease employment lawsuit #

01 April 2003

An employee with Crohn’s disease who was sacked by a waste management company has received a settlement of US$194,000 in full back wages and compensatory damages. The employee filed an employment discrimination lawsuit under the..

Hatfield families to go to court #

01 April 2003

The families of those killed in the Hatfield rail crash are being forced to go to court to claim compensation because no offers of settlement have been forthcoming. Liability has reportedly been accepted by Railtrack..

Mistaken FBI most wanted may sue #

01 April 2003

The man who was accused of being one of the FBI’s most wanted men is considering suing the FBI over wrongful imprisonment. The British pensioner was held for three weeks in a South African cell..

Climbie parents to sue authorities #

01 April 2003

The parents of Victoria Climbie are to sue the Metropolitan Police, three councils and two hospital trusts, over the murder of their daughter. She was killed through the abuse and neglect of her great-aunt and..

Def Jam sued for club shooting #

01 April 2003

Def Jam Records is being sued by the mother of a man shot dead at a club where the record label was hosting a party for its artists. The dead man, an alleged gang member,..

Deception ploy criticised but allowed #

01 April 2003

The use of private investigators by insurers who enter the premises of compensation claimants in disguise has been criticised by the lord chief justice, Lord Woolf. He said it was an invasion of privacy. A..

Overtime pay class action #

01 April 2003

Over 1000 current and former employees of Progressive, a US motor insurer, have joined a federal class-action lawsuit. According to the lawsuit, Progressive allegedly denied overtime pay to claims representatives. ..

Facial disfigurement discrimination #

01 April 2003

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Civil Rights Act against a McDonald’s restaurant in Alabama. The suit says that McDonald’s discriminated against..

FSA immunity challenged #

01 April 2003

Class Law is to challenge the civil immunity of Financial Services Authority (FSA) with an approach to the European Commission. The move is over the collapse of Independent Insurance. Class Law is leading a class..

Iceland drops claim against Guyana #

01 April 2003

Iceland, the frozen food company, has dropped a £12mn compensation claim against Guyana, one of the poorer nations in the world. The claim dates back to 1976 when the country nationalised a number of large..

SNCF sued over holocaust transportation #

01 April 2003

The French railway company SNCF is being sued by a man who lost both parents in the Holocaust. He is suing the railway for transporting his parents to concentration camps during Word War II. The..

Rugby player can sue for damages #

01 April 2003

An amateur rugby player has been given the go-ahead to sue the Welsh Rugby Union for damages. The Court of Appeal found that the referee in an amateur rugby game was to blame. The player’s..

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