On Mar 12, 9:28 am, Tommo wrote:
> On Mar 11, 11:14 pm, "The Todal" wrote:
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> > "tim (not at home)" wrote in messagenews:63o=
f99F2847p0U1@mid.individual.net...
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> > > "The Todal" wrote in message
> > >news:63oej0F28fdbtU1@mid.individual.net...
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> > >> "Gaz" wrote in message
> > >>news:63odtjF27vjqrU1@mid.individual.net...
> > >>> Webmanager_CritEst wrote:
> > >>>> Man sues M&S for =A3300K over g.
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> > >>>> An accountant is suing Marks & Spencer for more than =A3300,000 aft=
er
> > >>>> claiming he injured himself during a shopping trip by slipping on a=
> > >>>> g..
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> > >>> A friend of mine slipped on something on the floor in a local morris=
ons,
> > >>> that was about eight years ago, following repeated surgery, and peri=
ods
> > >>> of excessive pain, and she still has lost a lot of mobility and is i=
n
> > >>> continual pain.
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> > >>> A *lot* of damage can be done by a tricky slip.
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> > >> These claims against supermarkets are commonplace. Try googling for W=
ard
> > >> Tesco Stores Yoghurt.
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> > >> The story about the accountant slipping on a g. is of no interest
> > >> whatsoever. What point is being made - that we should beware of g.=
s or
> > >> avoid M&S?
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> > > Come on Todal. I think you know the point being made.
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> > No, sorry. You'll have to explain it.
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> I agree there is no novelty in this type of claim (slipping on a
> g.). Perhaps the 'newsworthyness' of it is the amount he is seeking
> relative to the size of the item that caused it.
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> > > Whether you agree it is valid or not, is another matter.
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> > I'll let you know when I've understood what point is being made.- Hide q=
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