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Man hit by drunk driver in Malta settles court action (via RTE)
A 70-year-old man who was catastrophically injured three years ago after he was knocked down by a drunk driver while on holidays in Malta has settled his High Court action for just over €3 million. David Cooley from Youghal in Co Cork, was struck by a car on the first night of his holiday in […]
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Woman awarded €16,400 in fall from defective chair in Supermacs (via Independent.ie)
A woman who claimed she injured her buttock, back and abdomen when she hit the ground, having fallen from a defective chair in Supermacs, has won her case for damages despite CCTV showing she did not impact the ground during the incident. Pamela Dudgeon, (57) of Woodlands Grove, Coosan Road, Athlone, Co Westmeath, was awarded […]
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Glass factory worker who was struck by several sheets of glass which fell from trolley awarded €120,000 (via Independent.ie)
A glass factory worker who sustained injuries to his lower limbs in a work accident has been awarded €120,000 by the High Court. James Molloy (59), who was struck by several sheets of glass which fell from a trolley, is also entitled to a further sum for loss of earnings into the future which will […]
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Proposed changes to duty of care law aimed at reducing insurance costs (via Irish Times)
Reform is to balance a business’s duty of care with personal responsibility of customers There will be changes to the law on duty of care under proposals aimed at reducing insurance which have been approved by the Cabinet. The aim of the planned insurance reforms is to balance a property owner or business’s duty of […]
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Dublin’s Rotunda Hospital Issues Apology and Agrees to €3.7m Interim Payout for Child’s Birth-Related Injuries
The High Court has heard that the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin has issued an apology and agreed to an interim settlement of €3.7 million in relation to the “deficiencies and failures” in care surrounding the birth of a boy over a decade ago. The court was told that Cian O’Connor, from Glasnevin, Dublin, suffers […]
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Burglars will no longer be able to claim for suffering injury (via Independent.ie)
The Cabinet has agreed to amend insurance legislation in order to make it harder for personal injuries claimants to take legal action against businesses and community groups The move will also limit circumstances where a court can impose liability on the occupier of a premises where a person has entered it to commit an offence. […]
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Hospital caterer challenges award under new personal injury guidelines (via Irish Times)
Personal injuries board failed to give adequate reasons for award, woman claims A challenge by a hospital catering assistant to a proposed €11,000 damages award under controversial new guidelines for soft tissue injuries suffered after an oven fell onto her opens on Tuesday at the High Court. The award was made to Tara Wolfe by […]
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Bride’s wedding dress was stained with blood after she helped guest injured in golf-buggy accident (via Independent.ie)
A bride’s wedding dress was stained with blood after she helped one of her guests who was thrown from a buggy and injured at her wedding reception at Kilkea Castle Hotel in Kildare, the Circuit Civil Court has heard. Judge Gerard Griffin awarded graphic designer David Keane €17,500 after hearing how the driver of the […]
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Factory worker injured by falling glass awarded damages (via The Irish Times)
A glass factory worker who sustained injuries to his lower limbs after being struck and knocked to the ground by several sheets of glass that fell from a trolley has been awarded a six-figure sum in damages by the High Court. The award, which has yet to be finalised by Mr Justice Garrett Simons, was […]
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Doctor’s registration cancelled due to ‘lack of expertise’ (via The Irish Times)
A doctor whose professional registration has been cancelled by the High Court may in time apply to have it restored once the Medical Council is satisfied by his training and competence. President of the High Court, Ms Justice Mary Irvine, noted the cancellation of the registration of Dr Francis Chijioke Megwa was due to a […]
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Irish woman’s legal action against singer Rihanna for alleged ‘malicious falsehoods’ in email and phone call to go ahead (via Independent.ie)
An Irish woman’s High Court action against the singer Rihanna is continuing after certain pre-trial matters were resolved on Tuesday. Dana Kavanagh (47) is suing the US-based singer alleging “malicious falsehoods” in an email and in a phone call. Ms Kavanagh of Woodbank Drive, Valley Park, Finglas, Dublin is suing the billionaire singer under the […]
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Boy (13) settles case over ‘fairly violent’ road collision for €4 million (via Irish Times)
A 13-year-old boy who the High Court heard was in “a fairly violent” road collision in Co Cork five years ago has settled his court action for €4 million. Among Darragh O’Regan’s claims against the HSE was an allegation that his pre-existing brain cyst was perforated in the accident. A portion of his case was […]
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