Not even the return of McGrath, after three games out with a whiplash injury suffered in a car accident a week ago, could stop the rot.

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With skipper Anthony McGrath again absent because of a whiplash injury following a car accident, his deputy Jacques Rudolph's decision to put Durham in proved flawed.

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They do this by selling details of their own policy holders' accidents to solicitors, who then encourage those drivers to sue for damages such as whiplash injury.

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Mr McQuillan then said he was prepared to drop his own amendment, which left out the reference to a cap and called for a review of damages paid in whiplash injury cases, and support a UUP amendment.

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"Whiplash injury claims continue to pour in and under current legislation, they are difficult for insurers to reject, even if they think they may be fraudulent, because it is difficult to prove whether or not a claimant has suffered, " said Mr Douglas.

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Alex Tudor (abdominal strain) and Jahid Ahmed (back) are also working their way back to fitness, while Andre Nel had to miss a match with a "whiplash-type" injury.

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Ankiel was the Cardinals' center fielder in May 2009 when he slammed into a fence at full speed on a running catch and ended up with whiplash and a shoulder injury.

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"All of the updated data that we have collated supports the conclusion that claims management companies have had a marked effect on the number of small injury, whiplash-like claims, " said David Brown, chairman of the actuaries' professional body.

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"The original decision of the OFT to investigate the private motor insurance market came after insurer claims that motor insurance premiums had risen by almost 40% to compensate for the increased costs of personal injury claims (whiplash) and other costs including those of credit hire, " said Martin Andrews of the CHO.

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Whiplash is characterised by the NHS as a neck injury caused by a sudden movement of the head forwards, backwards or sideways.

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Having a suitcase fall on your head in an airplane or getting whiplash in a fender bender might give you a mild brain injury.

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