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A man who was left screaming in agony after he used a shower gel that burned his testicles has won £1,000 in compensation. The incident happened in August 2011, when Raymond Cuss, 42, was having a shower after getting home from work. When he used the...
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A man who choked on a piece of rubber in a packet of crisps he was eating has agreed a settlement of £3,500 in compensation from the manufacturer. Peter Collins, 53, was eating a packet of Walkers crisps when he choked on a piece of rubber mould,...
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A man whose new bicycle collapsed beneath him, causing him to be thrown to the ground and seriously injure his face, has won £57,500 in an out-of-court settlement. The 30-year-old painter and decorator from Middlesex was given the bicycle by his...
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A journalist whose skin was left scarred after she underwent a cosmetic procedure for a newspaper feature she was writing has won damages from a spa in London. Charlotte Cripps, an arts writer for the Independent, underwent Intense Pulsed Light treatment,...
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A woman who lost a filling when she bit into an oven chip has won compensation from the manufacturer of the product. Susan Stapylton, 60, was eating Aunt Bessie’s oven chips. She bit into something solid and dislodged a filling in one of her wisdom...
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A retired roofer has won compensation for the injuries he suffered when a gas canister ignited, setting fire to him and forcing him to jump from a 12-foot roof. Victor Barrell, 65, was using a roofing torch, to which the gas canister was attached, to repair...
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A diner at a McDonald’s restaurant who broke a tooth on a piece of metal in his burger has won £1,100 in compensation. Kevin Smith, 43, was eating a Quarter Pounder at one of the fast-food outlets when he bit down on a scrap of metal lodged in...
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Hundreds more victims of ‘toxic sofas’ are to receive compensation for their injuries, following a settlement reached with the insurers of one of the retailers involved. Several thousand members of the public suffered burns and skin complaints...
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Pushchair manufacturer Maclaren has agreed to pay compensation to over 40 children across the UK who sustained serious injuries after getting their fingers trapped in the hinges on their folding pushchairs. The children were mostly between the ages of one...
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More than 1,500 people who suffered chemical burns and allergic reactions after purchasing ‘toxic sofas’ are to share £20 million in compensation in what is thought to be the largest consumer class action in English legal history. Several...
