http://www.itinews.co.zaThe complete South African Financial Services News and Information PortalCopyright (C) 2006editor@itinews.co.zawebmaster@itinews.co.zaenITINews RSS Generatorhttp://www.itinews.co.za/news.aspx?categoryid=14&subcategoryid=1180&itemid=b2c96ad3-cbf9-4f9b-b9c3-50da50932992Consumers turning more to the courts - The recent spate of judgments in favour of public liability claimants points to an increasing interest in consumer protection issues. Almost every day there is a case reported of a hospital, school, or retail outlet being sued for damages. In the past, many of these would have been limited to an exchange of a few angry words or letters, with injured parties being sent on their way - but not any more.editor@itinews.co.za (Nigel Benetton)Sun, 10 Sep 2006 12:00:00 AM GMT