INQUIRY UNDER THE FATAL ACCIDENTS AND INQUIRIES (SCOTLAND) ACT 1976 INTO THE SUDDEN DEATH OF JAMES LAMONT JACK [2010] ScotSC 38 (15 January 2010)
The death of James Lamont Jack was caused by pulmonary thromboembolism, immobility and recent surgery, fracture dislocation of the right ankle, and an accident at work. There were no reasonable precautions whereby the death might have been avoided, and no defects in any system of working contributed to the death.
- Citation
- [2010] ScotSC 38
- Parties
- Deceased: James Lamont Jack
- Jurisdiction
- Scotland
- Judgment Date
- 15 January 2010
- Procedural Posture
- Fatal Accident Inquiry / Determination
- Outcome
- Death determined as accidental with no reasonable precautions or defects in working system identified.
- Legal Topics
- Workplace Accident, Cause of Death, Fatal Accident Inquiry
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Parties
James Lamont Jack
Deceased
Procedural Posture
Fatal Accident Inquiry / Determination
Legal Issues
- 1 Cause of death of James Lamont Jack
- 2 Whether reasonable precautions could have prevented the death
- 3 Whether defects in the system of working contributed to the death
Ratio Decidendi
The death of James Lamont Jack was caused by pulmonary thromboembolism, immobility and recent surgery, fracture dislocation of the right ankle, and an accident at work. There were no reasonable precautions whereby the death might have been avoided, and no defects in any system of working contributed to the death.
Court Disposition
Death determined as accidental with no reasonable precautions or defects in working system identified.
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