Daily Telegraph
Food falls cost shops $100m
SHOPPERS are claiming more than $100 million a year in personal injury payouts from supermarkets after slipping in their aisles.
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webwire
R. Rex Parris Law Firm Launches Two New Websites for the Citizens of Victorville and Santa Clarita, California
The R. Rex Parris Law Firm is proud to announce the introduction of two new websites for citizens of Victorville and Santa Clarita in need of a personal injury attorney. They are: - - http...
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Huffington Post
Spencer Aronfeld: Rick Scott's "PIP Dream" Comes True
Governor Scott has restructured Florida's Personal Injury Protection laws in such a way to keep both insurance premiums and insured's benefits in the accounts of those mighty few who insure Florida's drivers.
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AP
John Edwards gambles on NC jury to avoid prison
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- As a young personal injury lawyer in North Carolina, John Edwards earned a reputation for turning down multimillion-dollar settlement offers on bets that jurors would award his clients more money at the end of a trial....
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Huffington Post
Federal Judge Grants Motion To Allow Terry Jones To Speak In Dearborn
Terry Jones will demonstrate in Dearborn on Saturday, and his lawsuit against the city will move forward, the Thomas More Law Center confirmed Thursday.The lawsuit, filed Monday by the Thomas More Law Center of Ann Arbor on behalf of Jones and Associate Pastor Wayne Sapp, alleges that the city has violated the two men's free speech rights. The claim is based on the fact that the city has asked ...
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Irish Times
Average personal injury award fell last year
A REDUCTION in the average value of personal injury claims awarded last year has been attributed to a lower proportion of individuals making claims after being hurt in the workplace.
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Irish Times
Average injury claim payout falls
Compensation totaling some €210 million was awarded last year in respect of 9,833 personal injury claimants.
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Irish Times
Average injury payout falls
Compensation totaling some €210 million was awarded last year in respect of 9,833 personal injury claimants.
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Daily Mail
Car insurance premiums pushed up by £30 a year because of £2.4m daily bill to cover personal injury claims
£876million is paid each year to lawyers to settle injury claims resulting from road accidents. It adds the equivalent of £1,666 to motor insurance premiums every minute.
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Daily Mail
Drivers' insurance policies pushed up by £30 a year because of £2.4m daily bill to cover personal injury claims
The hefty £876million a year legal fees paid to lawyers to settle the injury claims resulting from road accidents are the equivalent of £1,666 added to motor insurance premiums every minute.
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Number10
Statement on outcomes following Downing Street Insurance Summit
Government sets out measures to tackle compensation culture, reduce legal costs and cut red tape.
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The Guardian
Costa Concordia passengers sue cruise company for $460m
Lawyers for six passengers file lawsuit in Florida against Costa Cruises, saying firm's €11,000 compensation offer is 'insulting'An American legal team working with lawyers from around the world has announced details of a $460m (£290m) civil suit filed in Florida seeking damages for passengers on board the Costa Concordia, as rescuers called off their search for victims of the shipwreck.More th...
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physorg
Is third party funding effectively regulated in the UK?
A study shows that the market for litigation funding, otherwise known as third party funding, is firmly established for commercial disputes in the UK and is extending into cases involving ordinary citizens, such as personal injury and group actions.
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Telegraph
NHS trusts ordered to remove 'no win, no fee' adverts
Hospitals are being instructed to remove advertisements for personal injury lawyers featured in NHS leaflets issued to patients, it has emerged.
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Telegraph
Coalition plans to kill off 'health and safety monster' with limits on lawyers' fees
The Coalition has pledged to "kill off the health and safety monster" by limiting the fees lawyers can earn from personal injury claims.
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Daily Mail
Jacob Jock kicked off jury for Facebook friending defendant Violetta Milerman
Jacob Jock sent a friend request to Violetta Milerman (pictured) after being placed in the jury pool for a personal injury lawsuit resulting from a traffic accident in Florida.
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Daily Mail
Man kicked off jury for Facebook friending the defendant
Jacob Jock sent a friend request to Violetta Milerman after being placed in the jury pool for a personal injury lawsuit resulting from a traffic accident in Florida.
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Reuters
PRESS DIGEST - British business - Nov 10
Admiral became London's financial car crash on
Wednesday as a surge in personal injury claims forced the owner
of the website confused.com into a profits warning that sent its
shares tumbling.
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