First Personal Injury 'Delighted' With Toxic Sofas Payout

MANCHESTER, England, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Accident claims solicitors at First Personal Injury are delighted with the recent high profile payout announcement for toxic sofas victims.

After a hearing at London's High Court, it was decided that Home Retail Group, who owns Argos and Homebase amongst other retail outlets, would have to pay 20 million pounds Sterling, inclusive of legal costs and compensation.

The figure will compensate many victims who suffered skin burns, breathing problems and other medical issues as a result of being sold a sofa that contained a chemical designed to prevent the sofas from going mouldy. However, the chemical known as dimethyl fumarate became a gas once customers got their sofas home and burned through the material of the sofas and the clothing of victims.

Personal injury solicitors at First Personal Injury believe it's only fair that victims should be compensated, commenting that:

"These sofas should never have been sold. It's as simple as that. As a result of the fact that they were sold, thousands of people have been badly injured. There's no excuse for it and given the level of severity of some of the injuries, it's only fair that people should be compensated."

The chemical, often abbreviated to DTF, has since been banned in Europe after causing burns and breathing problems in people in five countries.

First Personal Injury also points out that it isn't too late to make a claim if you suffered injuries as a result of this chemical on a sofa. Their expert personal injury claims solicitors could help you to make a claim. Call 0800 014 1629 for more information.

About First Personal Injury

First Personal Injury is a trading name of Jefferies LLP one of the UK's leading personal injury law firms.  Jefferies LLP has over 16 years experience in personal injury accident claims. They have won justice and personal injury compensation for tens of thousands of people all over the country from its base in Altrincham, South Manchester. The firm deals with all levels of personal injury claims - from minor to catastrophic.

SOURCE First Personal Injury