Coleman - v - Dunlop Ltd
| Plaintiff | Coleman |
|---|---|
| Job title | TBA (SOC 2000: 8132) |
| Task description | Working on a conveyor belt, tacking strips of carbon. Assembling carbon brakes for motor cars. Tightening nuts (jigging up) |
| Injury | Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy |
| Defendant(s) | Dunlop Ltd (SIC 2007: C22.1) |
| Court(s) | Birmingham County |
| Case No. | |
| Date | 26 Sep 1996 |
| Judge(s) | Mrs Assistant Record Wilson |
| For Plaintiff | |
| All Plaintiffs | Coleman |
| Solicitor | Blakemores |
| Counsel | Mr R Francis QC Mr T Carlisle |
| Non-Medical expert(s) | Mr M Zalewski (Ergonomics) (Called in trial in Birmingham CC in September 1996) |
| Medical expert(s) | Prof V Wright (Rheumatology) (Called in trial in Birmingham CC in September 1996) Prof H A Bird (Rheumatology) (Called in trial in Reading CC in March 2001) |
| For Defendant | |
| Solicitor | Halliwell Landau (M2 2JF) |
| Counsel | Mr T Horlock QC Mr A Howard |
| Non-Medical expert(s) | Mr Wilkinson (Engineering) (Called in trial in Birmingham CC in September 1996) Mr Terry R Mason (Engineering) (Called in Birmingham CC in January 1999) |
| Medical expert(s) | Mr Michael A Waldram (Orthopaedic & Hand Surgery) (Called in trial in Birmingham CC in September 1996) Dr Andrei Calin (Rheumatology) (Called in trial in Reading CC in March 2001) |
| Outcome | |
| Judgment for: | Defendant |
| Injury found: | No |
| Work related: | No finding |
| Breach of Statutory Duty: | No finding |
| Defendant negligent: | No finding |
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Last updated: 16/10/2009