Comments on: Shot in Kosovo, collects £2.4m from British defense ministry https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/11/shot-in-kosovo-collects-24m-from-british-defense-ministry/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:14:27 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bill Poser https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/11/shot-in-kosovo-collects-24m-from-british-defense-ministry/comment-page-1/#comment-34277 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:14:27 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7832#comment-34277 Uh, isn’t recklessly firing a weapon in a war zone assumption of risk?

On the other hand, as the article points out, the comparison of the damages awarded to the maximum damages available to a British soldier is unfair since the Kosovan received only the lump sum whereas a British soldier will receive not only a lump sum but a lifetime pension.

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