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Liability Risk and Insurance

Million-pound DVT claim

Businessman Tom Deakin is seeking £1mn damages from Delta Airlines in respect of blood clots that developed shortly after a flight that included 12 hours delay, mostly spent in the aircraft while waiting on the runway. Mr Deakin, a human resources manager with Blue Circle, has had his work and social life severely curtailed.

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