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Personal Injury & Accident news stories:

• 4 May 2012
  Historic building firm fined following fatal accident
  The firm that runs Warwick Castle as a visitor attraction has been fined £350,000 and made to pay prosecution costs of £145,000 following a successful prosecution under Health and Safety legislation.
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• 24 Jan 2012
  How do you balance risk and duty in sport?
  The widow of a former England footballer has said the FA has never accepted how the game contributed to her husband's death.
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• 11 Jan 2012
  Could you sue Michael Jackson's doctor?
  There are reports that French fans plan to sue his recently-convicted doctor, Conrad Murray, who was jailed in November over the performer's death in 2009, which they argue has caused them "emotional damage".
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• 10 Jan 2012
  Breast implant scare – does it affect you?
  Recent concerns that thousands of women may have received breast implants made from unsuitable industrial-grade silicone raise the question of what remedies may be available to those affected, whether by this or similar cases.
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• 21 Dec 2011
  £7,500 award to customer who fell in bank
  An Edinburgh guesthouse owner has been awarded £7,500 after slipping and injuring her ankle on a wet floor in a bank
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• 13 Dec 2011
  Standards of care for high-risk surgery patients reportedly fall short of acceptable
  Standards of care for high-risk surgery patients reportedly fall short of acceptable, following a review of over 20,000 patients in England and Wales.
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• 24 Aug 2011
  Top Ten Healthy & Safety Myths – fact or fiction?
  Health & safety gone mad? Wimbledon officials tried to close Murray Mount after rain because of fears that spectators may slip on the grass.
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• 7 Jul 2011
  Damages (Scotland) Act 2011 In Force Today
  The Damages (Scotland) Act 2011 is in force as of today, Thursday 7 July. The Act changes the way in which the damages in respect of wrongful deaths are calculated.
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• 14 Oct 2010
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