madteg
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 05:45 PM |
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Claim advice
Wife has just slipped on wet floor in a large supermarket, the roof is leaking just inside of the store, there was warning signs out but not where she
slipped. When she was on the floor they moved the signs around her. She has sprained her ankle. Is this worth putting a claim in ?.
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afj
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 05:54 PM |
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free shopping for a month springs to mind
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graememk
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 05:55 PM |
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arghghg nothing personal to you but i hate this no win no fee thing.
i tripped over the rubbish bin in tescos the other week, i limped off hoping no one i know watched me do it, oh and i had a massive bruse on my arse
meaning i couldnt drive the indy for a few days.
if its something really dangerous like a live wire sticking out claim, other wise write to the manager saying how upset you are and enjoy the free
vouchers he/she will send you.
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 05:58 PM |
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I would say if it personally cost you/her anything. Lost wages/clothes etc then try and claim... If not then just a letter to the manager/head
office.
Did they fill in the accident report book?
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tegwin
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 06:37 PM |
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Accidents happen....Dont encourage this no win no fee claim for anything stuff..
As has been said, write politly to the manager stating that you are not happy that there was no sufficient signage and that it was a H&S issue....
Dont threaten him and im sure he will be fortcomming with some goodies!
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r1_pete
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 06:51 PM |
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Sorry but the fact the signs were there alerting you to a wet floor a claim would not succeed, a judge would rule you had fair warning and held
responsibility for your own safety. The store could not reasonably be expected to sign every wet patch.
As advised a strong letter to the store should see some recompense. Little comfort, but the system is starting to wise up to the litigation society.
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 07:35 PM |
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If she got hurt, (and I mean hurt more than bruise that will go after a couple of days!) then I'd claim. Like it says on the tin - no win , no
fee, so it doesn;t matter if you win or not.
If on the other hand she is fine, then I definatly wouldnt claim. I had an old collegue who had a car crash (bump) and made all this crap up about
wetting the bed - she got paid out, and a few months later she got wholloped when she pulled out of a junction without looking - karma.
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MikeLR
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| posted on 6/8/08 at 10:18 AM |
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Read an article last week regarding no win -no fee.
The only person who "wins" is the solicitor who takes on the case as they will not take on cases that wont win. The article gave an
example of a Company in Liverpool in a case of medical negligence who had to drop their fee from over £4 million to £450 thousand after the insurance
company(NHS) I presume went to adjudgment.I think the figure for the injured person was £100 thousand
So in the end its us - joe public who has to pay
Mike
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