The father of one of the victims of the Save-On supermarket tragedy of 1990 has welcomed proposed legislation on compensation to accident victims, but he has called for compensation to be given much sooner than it is today.

Michael Neville Cassar's daughter Marthese Caruana was one of two people killed when a ceiling at the Marsa supermarket collapsed 20 years ago. His wife Iris was pulled out from the debris, but suffered serious leg and back injuries.

Twenty years on, although compensation has been paid to the widower of his daughter, he is still in court over compensation for the injuries suffered to his wife.

"My wife and our daughter went shopping together. My daughter needed to buy some toothpaste for her husband and she went further into the shop. Then the ceiling collapsed," Mr Cassar said.

"Our life has not been the same since, and we are still in court seeking compensation for the injuries suffered by my wife."

Although his wife is now able to walk, Mr Cassar said the physical as well as the mental trauma continue to be felt, the latter by all the family.

The Times reported today that compensation for any form of disability suffered in an accident is to be capped at €600,000, in a move to streamline damages awarded by the civil courts.

The proposals will be put up for a two-month consultation soon.

See:

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100524/local/compensation-for-disability-to-be-capped-at-600-000

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