Recent Cases
Case details
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Client receives £10,000 after suffering an accident at work
17 April 2010
On the day of the accident our client had stepped up on to the back of the lorry to assist his colleague with the delivery of a sofa. As he did this he slipped at the back of the lorry, which was wet due to weather.
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Client experiences discomfort due to toxic sofa
1 March 2010
Chris Moore an electrical engineer is among thousands of consumers fighting for compensation after he was sold a sofa that contained the toxic chemical, Dimethyl Fumarate (DMF), which resulted in severe skin problems.
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Great grandmother suffers from sofa burns
28 February 2010
Linda Moran, 60, is one of the thousands of customers seeking compensation for the ordeal she suffered as a result of a toxic chemical used in the production of sofas sold in the UK. Our sofa rash solicitors are representing Mrs Moran as part of the group litigation against three of the retailers who sold the affected sofas – Argos, Walmsley’s and Land of Leather.
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Toxic sofa puts people in hospital
2 September 2009
Many people have been awarded compensation for injuries caused by toxic sofas. In 2007 dermatologists discovered a link between the burns and an anti-mould agent used in warehouses known as dimethyl fumarate (DMF). The fungicide, which was packed into sofas in China to protect them from humid conditions, can evaporate in warm conditions and soak through clothes on to skin.
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Lying on toxic sofas causes many to suffer from blistering burns
25 May 2008
People have been suffering blisters all over their body after lying on their toxic sofas. Thousands of people who suffered an agonising allergic reaction from sitting on the top-selling leather settees that were sold by Argos and Lane of Leather are now putting forward a legal case. The sofas were treated with a potent fungicide to stop them going mouldy in storage; however the substance had triggered violent irritant-related eczema in some people.
