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Sonia injury case falls at the first legal hurdle
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Claims by drivers that getting behind the wheel of certain Scania trucks caused them injuries have failed to stand up in court. Sally Nash reports.
CM EXCLUSIVE THE GROUP LITIGATION over Scania 4-Series trucks has been dropped by its claimant drivers after medical reports failed to establish any causal link between the cabs of these trucks and the drivers injuries.
The trial at the Royal Courts of Justice in London had been scheduled to begin on 7 November last year and was expected to last for up to eight weeks.
The court would have been asked to decide if any claimants had sustained injuries as a result of driving a Scania 4-Series and, if so. whether the injury was caused by a defect in the design of the cab.
But Scania produced evidence from independent engineering and ergonomic experts which convinced the court that there were no defects in the design or construction of Scania 4-Series trucks. This, together with the medical reports,meant the majority of drivers accepted advice from their legal team to discontinue the action. Those drivers who still wanted to pursue the action had their claims struck out by court order.
The four trade unions and one insurance company which provided funding for the drivers' claims agreed to contribute towards Scania's defence costs. And the trade unions involved also agreed not to fund any further litigation in connection with the issues raised in the group litigation.
Augustines Injury Law, a division of Bristol-based Wale Wasbrough, was the lead claimant firm in this action: it declined to comment on the case. The company had put forward 10 test cases to be heard at the trial.
It is understood that there were 600 claims from drivers and about 60 defendant companies.