Man ordered to pay $20K after failed $2.4m claim against Masterton Council - Daily Telegraph NZ
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Man ordered to pay $20K after failed $2.4m claim against Masterton Council - Daily Telegraph NZ
Stock photo. Leon Sheeran, who unsuccessfully sued Masterton District Council for $2.4 million over a 2019 playground injury, has been ordered to pay about $20,000 towards the council’s legal costs. Sheeran claimed a swing chain snap caused lasting injury affecting his work, sleep, and mental health, but his case was dismissed as the ACC Act bars personal injury lawsuits. Despite warnings from the court and council lawyers that his claim was inv…
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