Russell Jones and Walker announces positive news in sofa injury
case
Released
on: April 16, 2009, 2:13 am
Author: Russell Jones and
Walker
Industry: Law
Russell
Jones and Walker reports positive news for majority of claimants
who have suffered because of sofas containing the irritant Dimethyl
Fumarate
Richard
Langton of Russell Jones and Walker, the solicitor who is leading
the sofa
rash group litigation against the retailers who sold sofas
containing the irritant Dimethyl Fumarate said:
"The
positive news is that the majority of claimants will be able to
expect compensation within the next few months. All parties concerned
will be meeting before 1st June 2009 to establish an assessment
process for calculating the amount of compensation that individual
claimants will receive and this represents the final stages in
establishing liability."
However,
it has transpired that in an unprecedented move, Zurich, the insurers
for Land of Leather, may not in fact be looking to pay out compensation
for these skin
injury claims for undisclosed reasons. Zurich now have 21
days to confirm their position after which time RJW will be able
to update as to whether claimants should be able to expect the
rash
compensation payments. Russell Jones and Walker is concerned
that it has taken Zurich over a year to reveal this decision and
that hundreds of people may not receive the claims they are entitled
to.
Richard
Langton commented, "Should this be the case, we will be doing
whatever we can to secure compensation for those people who purchased
affected sofas from Land of Leather, and will continue to try
and confirm compensation for all the deserving victims of the
sofa
rash claims, related illness and injuries".
Notes
to editors
Case Number 604759.2
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