Group Litigation Orders
Group Litigation Order
Ref No: 28
Name of Group Litigation Order: Scania 4 Series Group Litigation
Date of Order: 22/07/02
Judge: His Honour Judge Walton
Court: Newcastle County Court
Managing Court: Newcastle County Court
Lead Solicitors: Thompsons, of St Nicholas Building, St Nicholas Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 1TH
Defining Issues: Whether any person has sustained compensable personal injury as a result of driving a Scania 4 Series tractor unit from 1998 onwards, where the personal injury is alleged to arise out of a breach of duty relating to the adverse effect on the driver of the design and/or the construction and/or positioning of (1) the driver's seat or (ii) the steering wheel or (iii) the engine cowling or (iv) of any part of the driver's environment within the vehicle, or any allegation that (I),(ii),(iii) or (iv) was or were defective.