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Drug Trial Victim Expected To Receive More Than £2 Million
Twenty-two year old Ryan Wilson, who was one of the worst affected in the so-called "Elephant Man" drug trials, is expected to receive around £2 million pounds in compensation when an independent QC assesses his claim next month. n Six people took part in the test in March 2006at a North London hospital, during which they were given the drug TGN 1421 , a drug that was hoped to be a cure for conditions as varied as arthritis, leukemia and MS. n Far from being a miracle cu
April 21, 2008
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Man Who Broke Girlfriend's Leg In Claims Scam Is Jailed
A Plymouth man who broke his girlfriend's leg as part of an attempt to claim £100,000 in a fraudulent personal injury scam has been jailed for 3 years.nnFormer chef, Gordon Thompson and his then girlfriend Elizabeth Hingston came up with the scheme after watching a "no win, no fee" TV ad. Hingston took Valium and drank a bottle of Pernod to numb the pain before Thompson placed her leg between two bricks and jumped on it with both feet.nnMiss Hingston needed surgery and s
April 16, 2008