Woman loses car accident lawsuit after caught on cam throwing Christmas tree

Ireland —A woman in Ireland was in a car accident and claimed the constant pain in her back, neck and thoracic spine left her unable to lift groceries, do chores or play with her two children. She filed a lawsuit going for $820,000 in damages and medical care, all on the basis that she could not work for over five years, claiming past and future loss of earnings.

Her case came unstuck when a photo published in the newspaper almost a year after her accident showed the woman winning a Christmas tree throwing contest. you can see her wearing a yellow jacket, forcefully throwing the tree.

The judge said “no” to her claim and dismissed it. The judge also took into consideration video from last November, played to the court, showing the woman play-wrestling with a big Dalmatian dog for up to an hour.