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Wed 11 Nov 2008Liability of insurers queried in High Court
THE HIGH Court is being asked to clarify issues relating to the liability of insurers in certain road crashes after a company refused third-party cover on a policy claim arising out of a collision in which a man was left a paraplegic.
The case, which could have implications for thousands of insurance policies, arises out of a crash near Drogheda, Co Louth, in June 2000 when the man was injured while travelling as a rear-seat passenger in a van which was in a collision with another vehicle.
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