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Fiddler on the Roof star sues Lloyds

August 5, 2010 10:18

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Simon Griver,

Simon Griver

1 min read

Lloyds insurance has submitted a compromise settlement of $935,000 to the Tel Aviv District Court after the Israeli actor Chaim Topol and Galia Productions sued them in February for $1.1 million.

The offer was made by Lloyds's Israeli representative, Tal Syndicate.

Mr Topol sued Lloyds for lost income after he had to withdraw from a north American tour of Fiddler on the Roof last year in which he played Tevya the Milkman, the same role which first brought him fame and fortune in the 1960s and 1970s, on the stage and in the film version.

The tour began in January 2009 and Mr Topol took out insurance for loss of income if he became unfit to work. At the end of February 2009, he slipped on stage and hurt his shoulder. He continued performing until June when he hurt the shoulder again during a performance.

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