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Shops ordered to pay £20m over 'toxic sofas
moneysave33
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A number of High Street chains has been ordered to pay up to £20m ($31m) to 2,000 people who received chemical burns from sofas.
The victims are expected to get £1,200-£9,000 each plus other expenses for loss of weddings, holidays and wages.
The group that owns Argos and Homebase, furniture chain Walmsleys and other smaller firms had admitted liability for selling the Chinese-made sofas.
Some Land of Leather customers will not get a pay-out, after an earlier ruling.
Richard Layton, solicitor for law firm Russell Jones and Walker, said there would be another hearing on 21 May when 2,500 further cases would be considered.
The £20m figure includes legal costs, as well as compensation.
BBC NEWS
The victims are expected to get £1,200-£9,000 each plus other expenses for loss of weddings, holidays and wages.
The group that owns Argos and Homebase, furniture chain Walmsleys and other smaller firms had admitted liability for selling the Chinese-made sofas.
Some Land of Leather customers will not get a pay-out, after an earlier ruling.
Richard Layton, solicitor for law firm Russell Jones and Walker, said there would be another hearing on 21 May when 2,500 further cases would be considered.
The £20m figure includes legal costs, as well as compensation.
BBC NEWS
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moneysave33 wrote: »A number of High Street chains has been ordered to pay up to £20m ($31m) to 2,000 people who received chemical burns from sofas.
The victims are expected to get £1,200-£9,000 each plus other expenses for loss of weddings, holidays and wages.
The group that owns Argos and Homebase, furniture chain Walmsleys and other smaller firms had admitted liability for selling the Chinese-made sofas.
Some Land of Leather customers will not get a pay-out, after an earlier ruling.
Richard Layton, solicitor for law firm Russell Jones and Walker, said there would be another hearing on 21 May when 2,500 further cases would be considered.
The £20m figure includes legal costs, as well as compensation.
BBC NEWS
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