The claimant athlete sought damages for personal injury from his athletics coach. He had complained of pain to his coach, but said he had been encouraged to continue training, resulting in serious injury and damage to his athletics career.
Held: The conflicting evidence was found to indicate that the injury predated the intensive training period alleged to be its cause. The claim failed.
Judges:
Owen J
Citations:
[2010] EWHC 550 (QB)
Links:
Personal Injury
Updated: 15 August 2022; Ref: scu.403365
