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Compensation for slip on grape

A retired woman has obtained £27,500 compensation in an out of court settlement after she slipped on two grapes and broke her shoulder in a supermarket. She shattered her shoulder in the fall after slipping on fruit which had fallen into the aisle from a loose container. She now needs a shoulder joint replacement operation. Her lawyer said that the issue of damages has been “hotly contested” for three years.

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