FAI in relation to the death of a 62 year old woman following her admission to Ward One of Monklands District General Hospital in January 2004. Mrs Pullar died following a "presumed insulin excess " which resulted from her receiving ten times the intended
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The claimant’s claim for loss of dependency under s. 1(3)(b) of the Fatal Accident Act 1976 failed, where the Court found, on the evidence, that the claimant had not been living with the deceased, in the same household, for 2 years before his death. There needs to be at least 2 years’ continuous co-habitation to maintain a claim under s. 1(3)(b). A mere intention to live together, general sharing of shopping expenses or discontinuous co-habitation will not suffice.
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