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Court of Appeal rules on assessment of damages for personal injury in motor accidents
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- November 3 2010
In Clinton David Jacobs v Motor Insurance Bureau 2010 EWCA Civ 1208, the Court of Appeal held that where a person is injured by an uninsured driver and is entitled to recover from the Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB), that person is entitled to recover damages assessed according to English law, rather than the law where the accident occurred
Court finds coverage excluded for shooting by security guard
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- September 1 2010
A California Appeals Court recently held that a wrongful death action against a security guard who shot a man while on duty was excluded under an "assault and battery" exclusion, even if the security guard acted in self-defense
Guernsey sets record payout in motor claim
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- Guernsey
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- October 1 2010
In a recent case, Helmot v Simon (Guernsey Unreported Judgment, 14 September 2010), the Guernsey Court of Appeal provided a UK record for the highest personal injury compensation payment, with the claimant receiving £13.7 million in compensation for personal injuries caused by a road traffic accident
