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Liability Risk and Insurance

Union helps to increase car accident damages

A man who was advised to accept just £1,250 in damages after a car accident has received almost nine times the amount in compensation after help from her trade union. She suffered a serious back injury during the accident. She had pulled up in her car at a junction when she was hit from behind by another vehicle.

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