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Swiss man who slipped wants 5.8 million euros

A man slipped at a check-in counter in London and is now claiming millions (archive image).(Bild: zVg)

A fall at London's Heathrow Airport has triggered a legal dispute over millions of euros in compensation. 

In 2017, a Swiss businessman slipped in front of a British Airways counter on a spill of liquor that had been spilled by another passenger. He seriously injured his head when he fell. So he demanded compensation from the airline because it had "not removed the danger immediately". He actually received just under 150,000 euros in 2021.

Trial begins in May
But that was not enough for the man. Because he could no longer work due to consequential damage and permanent pain, he is demanding almost 5.8 million euros. The trial begins in May.