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Tarot reader seeks £12.7m from Vue over injuries in seat collapse
Tarot reader and actor Marcus Hunefalk-Franzen is suing Vue Cinemas for £12.7 million, saying a cinema seat collapsed beneath him in 2015 and left him with chronic pain and reduced senses. The case matters because Vue has admitted liability for the accident, but disputes the scale of the compensation now being claimed.
Court documents say bolts securing the seat were missing and that Hunefalk-Franzen fell into the seat in front. He says his injuries reduced his tarot-reading income and prevented acting work and business ventures he valued at millions; Vue argues the claim is inflated and points to earlier records of neck pain and chronic fatigue. The case, which has yet to reach trial, is now expected to be heard at the end of 2027.
In short
- A tarot reader is seeking £12.7 million from Vue.
- Vue admits liability but disputes the claim’s value.
- The trial is expected at the end of 2027.
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The case for
Hunefalk-Franzen can argue that Vue’s admitted liability and the reported seat failure caused serious, lasting harm that affected both his health and his ability to earn a living. If medical and financial evidence supports his account of chronic pain, reduced senses and lost work, compensation should reflect those long-term losses and the value of opportunities he says he could no longer pursue.
The case against
Vue can argue that compensation should be based on losses established by reliable medical and financial evidence, not on the full value of speculative ventures or earnings that might not have materialised. Earlier records of neck pain and chronic fatigue may also be relevant to whether, and to what extent, the accident caused the lasting symptoms and claimed losses.
Explained simply
Marcus Hunefalk-Franzen works as a tarot reader and actor. In 2015, he says, a cinema seat gave way beneath him and he fell into the row in front; court papers say bolts holding the seat were missing.
Vue Cinemas has accepted responsibility for the accident, but the two sides disagree over how much it affected his health and ability to work. Hunefalk-Franzen says his injuries caused lasting pain and reduced senses, while Vue points to earlier health records and disputes the value of his claimed losses. The case will determine how compensation is assessed when responsibility is accepted but the extent of harm is contested.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Professional fortune teller sues Vue cinema chain for £12.7million after being left with chronic pain when he was ‘catapulted’ from ‘defective’ seat while watching film”.