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Liability Risk and Insurance

Golfer sought £1mn for dog nip

A golf-club professional, Andrew Raitt, sought damages alleging that, but for a dog bite on his little finger in 1995, he would have been a potential Ryder Cup player. He claimed that the bite left the finger 0.5cm shorter than before, affecting his club holding. The amount was based on £349,697 for past, and £798,000 future losses.

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