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Who? Daniel Slade, 31, partner at Manchester personal injury firm Express.
Why is he in the news? Acting for clients who say they suffered breathing difficulties and other symptoms after using a sofa protection spray from furniture retailer Harveys. Slade said that one of the active ingredients of Harveys Sofa Protector Spray is a solvent called heptane.
‘Commercial contractors wear a mask when using it,’ he said, ‘but there is no warning on the packaging when it is sold to the public’.
Slade said that Harveys’ insurers have paid out compensation ‘of up to several thousand pounds’ to some of his clients. Harveys said: ‘We are fully aware of concerns regarding this product. Once we became aware of such concerns the product was immediately withdrawn from sale.’
Thoughts on the case: ‘Harveys says that the product has been recalled, and yet some of our clients tell us some stores are still selling the spray.’
Why become a lawyer? ‘To help people in difficult times.’
Career high: ‘Winning £3,000 for a man who died of lung cancer a week after the trial. If we hadn’t won, he would have left his family nothing.’
Career low: ‘Being unable to help a young girl who suffered a permanent disability after an accident during a horse riding lesson. The riding school was found not to have been negligent.’
Medico Legal News Source: Law Society Gazette
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