Ex-RAF technician seeks £6m in compensation
Starting next month, a court will begin hearing the details of the legal action started by a former RAF technician who suffered serious injuries while indulging in a fun day activity.
The 25-year-old is seeking over £6 million in compensation from Corporate Leisure and the Ministry of Defence under professional negligence grounds.
The man broke his neck after slipping while diving into an inflatable pool trying to collect plastic fruit.
The damage was so serious that as an aftermath of the tragedy he has been left paralysed from the waist down.
He also had to be medically discharged from the RAF as he is now wheelchair-bound and suffers from severe spasms.
Speaking recently to the a local daily, he said: "Yes, this has been a life-changing incident, but there are things I still want to achieve."
The case is due to be heard on November 23rd and a pre-trial hearing recently took place, during which lawyers clashed over the nature of the evidence that will be submitted.
The Corporate Leisure and the Ministry of Defence operates on an annual budget of more than £32 billion.
Updated on 23/10/2009