20 July 2010
Two women have been left seriously ill after drinking aloe vera
juice contaminated with horse tranquilliser, it has been
revealed.
The health drink, which was contaminated with ketamine,
reportedly...
07 July 2010
The Association of British Insurers has launched a new voluntary
code of practice relating to so-called third party capture.
The practice is typically used in motor claims where the
insurer's polic...
07 July 2010
A private firm sub-contracted to carry out track maintenance put
forward a "preposterous" sabotage theory after seven people died
when a train hit faulty points and derailed, a lawyer representing
vi...
02 June 2010
Up to 50% of compensation claims made by people alleging that a
commonly prescribed
diabetes drug caused heart attacks are believed to have been
settled, Deutsche Bank has said.
Deutsche Bank an...
27 April 2010
Up to 2,000 people could be in line to share a £20 million
payout after being injured by "toxic" sofas imported from China,
the High Court heard.
An agreement has been agreed by solicitors wh...
29 March 2010
More than 900 packs of a Chinese herbal medicine that can cause
cancer is on sale in the UK despite warnings to take if off the
market.
The packs of unlicensed Jingzhi Kesou Tan Chuan Wan are thoug...
22 March 2010
Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal is considering taking legal
action against the company that supplied his Fat Duck restaurant
with sewage-infested seafood last year.
The contaminated oysters and ra...
05 March 2010
Vioxx, a drug used to treat arthritis, has been ruled unfit for
consumption because it doubles the risk of heart attacks in those
who take it.
Australian federal court judge Christopher Jessop awar...
01 March 2010
A construction company has been fined £80,000 for safety
offences after a young boy was crushed to death by electric
gates.
Nine-year-old Jason Keet died on 13 April 2006 when his head was
cr...
17 February 2010
A Chinese "doctor" has pleaded guilty to selling a civil servant
dangerous herbal pills which gave her cancer and destroyed her
kidneys after years of use.
Patricia Booth went to Ying "...