1-0 to Common Sense
Yesterday the BBC broke a story about an accountant from Golders Green, London, who was claiming damages of £300K from the respected retail chain Marks and Spencer.Â
What possible reason could someone have to sue M&S?
Well, Mr Alexander Martin-Sklan, 55, was allegedly injured after slipping on a grape (yes, you read that correctly, a grape) in his local M&S car park. His claim was that a grape from the store was lodged in the void of his sandal and caused him to slip once outside. His slip caused him tendon damage, which meant that he couldn’t ski!
What an idiot. £300K for that! We appeared to be heading into complete madness.
Today however, in a ruling for common sense, the judge threw it out of court and to really put Sklan in his place, he was ordered to pay £15K towards M&S’s legal costs.Â
Let that be a lesson Sklan, and get some decent shoes.
Thankfully we are not yet a clone of the USA.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7292657.stm
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Ashley | Mar 22, 2008 | Reply
I have shopped in that M&S…in fact I did regularly…..the fact that he wore sandals does not bode well…
Michelle | Apr 18, 2008 | Reply
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