A woman lost her $823,000 injury claim after lawyers found a photo of her winning a Christmas-tree-throwing competition

Tue, 02/27/2024 - 04:29

A participant hurls a spruce at the 16th World Christmas Tree Throwing Championship in Weidenthal, Germany. — A participant hurling a spruce during the 16th world Christmas-tree-throwing championship in Weidenthal, Germany.
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A woman in Ireland lost her $823,000 injury claim due to a photo of her throwing a Christmas tree.
Kamila Grabska, 36, won a 2018 tree-throwing contest after she told doctors of back and neck pains.
She'd been in a car accident in 2017 that she said left her unable to work for years.

A woman in Ireland who sued an insurance company for $823,000 had her injury claim tossed out after the court saw a photo of her taking part in a Christmas-tree-throwing competition.