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From the Independent, Holidaymaker hit by falling coconut tree sues top law firm for £4.5m after compensation blunder
A holidaymaker hit by a falling coconut tree while lying on a sun lounger in Sri Lanka is suing her former lawyers, claiming they ruined her chance to claim £4.5m in compensation.
Claire Saywell was relaxing at the four-star Club Hotel Dolphin resort in the western town of Waikkal in February 2017 with her husband Darren when the 50ft coconut palm tree came down on top of her as she sunbathed.
She described how her legs were smashed and bent backwards at the knees in a "v-shape" by the weight of the falling trunk crashing through her lounger and she had to undergo emergency surgery in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo before being flown back to her home in Sittingbourne, Kent.
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But she is now suing her erstwhile lawyers for a massive £4.5m instead, alleging that she lost her chance to claim when they missed a crucial deadline due to serving legal documents launching her claim to the wrong email address.
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