In article ,
Dave Ludlow writes:
[re litigation over an incorrect forecast]
So, has this ever happened in the UK? I haven't heard of it and if
not, the "litigation" explanation for "over the top" forecasting
sounds like an excuse, does it not?

I don't think that it has happened _yet_, but that does not mean that
forecasters may not be genuinely worried about the possibility of it
happening in future. (Sorry about the double negative in that sentence,
but hopefully you get the drift.)
--
John Hall
"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism
by those who have not got it."
George Bernard Shaw