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Amazon Drops Costs, Saving Manager's Home
28 Dec
Summary
- Amazon dropped legal costs, saving a manager's home.
- Manager feared losing home after exaggerating injury claim.
- Secret filming led to dismissal of a £124,000 claim.
A former Amazon warehouse manager, Paul McCann, feared losing his home due to a legal battle with the company following a workplace accident. McCann sued Amazon after a fall at its Swansea fulfilment centre in January 2017, claiming negligence over inadequate safety measures. He suffered a serious elbow fracture and soft tissue injuries, undergoing four operations and alleging ongoing pain and limited movement.
Amazon instructed private investigators to film McCann, which led a judge at Swansea County Court to rule he had exaggerated his £124,000 injury claim and was "fundamentally dishonest." Consequently, McCann was ordered to pay Amazon £75,000 in legal costs, with a charging order placed on his house, threatening its sale in 2027.
However, Amazon recently decided to drop the charging order and its pursuit of costs. This decision brought immense relief to McCann, who felt the company had "destroyed" him. He believes Amazon acted to avoid negative publicity, while Amazon confirmed they would not pursue the matter further.
