Fortune teller sues Vue cinema for 12.7 million pounds over seat injury
A professional tarot reader and actor is suing Vue cinemas for 12.7 million pounds after claiming a defective seat catapulted him onto the floor in 2015.
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Professional tarot card reader and actor Marcus Hunefalk-Franzen is suing the Vue cinema chain for 12.7 million pounds, the Daily Mail reported. The 60-year-old claims he was left with chronic pain after being catapulted from a defective seat while watching a film at a cinema in Islington, north London. [1]
According to the Daily Mail, the incident occurred in September 2015. Hunefalk-Franzen stated that the accident left him with chronic neck and back pain and dulled his senses. He also claimed that his earnings as a tarot reader have dropped significantly and that he has lost several acting roles since the incident occurred. [1]
Hunefalk-Franzen subsequently launched legal proceedings against Vue Entertainment following the incident at the cinema, the Daily Mail reported. [1]
In short
- Marcus Hunefalk-Franzen is suing Vue cinemas for 12.7 million pounds.
- The claimant states he was catapulted from a defective seat at an Islington cinema in September 2015.
- Hunefalk-Franzen claims the accident caused chronic neck and back pain, loss of acting roles, and reduced income.
Sources
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- [1]Professional fortune teller sues Vue cinema chain for £12.7million after being left with chronic pain when he was 'catapulted' from 'defective' seat while watching filmDaily Mail, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Tippi Hedren on Wikipedia
- [3]Professional on Grokipedia
- [4]Godzilla Minus Zero becomes the first Japanese film made for IMAX FTMQ News, 17h ago
- [5]UK supply disruption leaves multiple sclerosis patient without vital medication FTMQ News, 9d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 5 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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