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High Court: €60,000 awarded under new guidelines for girl suffering from moderate PTSD and minor white scar on thigh (via Irish Legal News)
The High Court has awarded €60,000 in damages to a girl who suffered from moderate PTSD and who received a white scar on her thigh from a road traffic accident. The case was notable as it was one of the first cases in which a court was required to apply the new Personal Injuries Guidelines […]
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Judge throws out fitness instructor’s €60k fall claim after seeing ‘extreme physical activity’ snaps on Instagram (via Independent.ie)
A 33-year-old fitness instructor, who claimed she injured her back in a fall down steps in a shopping centre, posted on-line pictures of herself engaged in extreme physical activities following the incident, a judge heard today. Judge Sarah Berkeley in the Circuit Civil Court dismissed Kimberly Hynes’s €60,000 damages claim for personal injuries against the […]
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Amber Heard to appeal order to pay $10m in Depp defamation case (via The Guardian)
Heard to appeal court’s ruling ordering her to pay ex-husband Johnny Depp, which came at the conclusion of a high-profile trial Amber Heard on Thursday appealed a Virginia court’s ruling ordering her to pay ex-husband Johnny Depp over $10m during a high-profile defamation trial that exposed the inner workings of their troubled marriage. Heard’s lawyers […]
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Personal injury awards and legal fees fell during past decade, report finds (via Independent.ie)
Award levels in personal injury and medical negligence cases fell significantly during the past decade while legal fees also decreased, a report has shown. The report, by consultants EY, said an analysis of data from more than 250 cases between 2011 and 2019 contradicted popular perceptions that awards increased significantly as well as the general […]
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Woman who fell off stage at ceremony where she received employee award sues employer and hotel that hosted event (via Independent.ie)
A woman who fell off a stage and allegedly hurt her back at a ceremony where she got an employee long service award has sued her employer and the hotel which hosted the event. Teresa Fermoyle, who worked in Jurys Inn at Christchurch, Dublin city, told the court she had been flown to Glasgow, Scotland […]
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Teenager with skin cancer who sued over misdiagnosis settles action for €2m (via Irish Times)
Liability admitted in case where boy’s cancer not diagnosed for two years A teenage boy with skin cancer who sued over the misdiagnosis of a malignant lesion as benign when he first went to hospital has settled his High Court action for €2 million. To read the full story please visit: https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2022/07/20/teenager-with-skin-cancer-who-sued-over-misdiagnosis-settles-action-for-2m/
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Appeal court upholds €302,000 award for old injury worsened by traffic accident (via Irish Times)
Jo-Ann O’Sullivan was a passenger in a car that was hit from behind in August 2016 An appeal court has upheld a €302,000 award to a woman over injuries from a traffic accident. Jo-Ann O’Sullivan (33) banged her head against a headrest which seriously exacerbated an earlier injury, the court heard. To read the full […]
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Parents ask to see ‘evidence of change’ as hospital apologises over baby’s death (via Irish Times)
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital manager acknowledges ‘traumatic events’ experienced by Danny Ryan’s parents A couple whose baby died four days after his birth have said they want a Co Louth hospital, and the HSE in particular, to learn from the mistakes made. Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda apologised in the High Court […]
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Woman awarded €117,000 after injuring ankle in slip on icy path (via The Irish Times)
Judge says emergency services and local authorities were undoubtedly stretched to the limit at the time of the incident The High Court has awarded €117,000 to a woman who suffered a severe ankle injury when she slipped on an icy path. The total value of the award was €175,000 but this was reduced as the […]
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Ryanair Settles First Compensation Claim for Approximately €40,000 Following Emergency Landing and Passenger Injuries
The initial case in a series of legal actions against Ryanair, concerning injuries reportedly suffered during an emergency landing, has been resolved with a settlement of approximately €40,000. The claims originate from an event on a flight from Dublin to Zadar, Croatia, when the aircraft experienced a loss of cabin pressure. This sudden depressurisation necessitated […]
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Claimant loses £49k damages as High Court overturns ‘injustice’ finding (via The Law Society Gazette)
An injured person who claimed more than £500,000 for lost earnings – while hiding the fact he was still in paid work – has lost his entire damages award because of fundamental dishonesty. In Woodger v Hallas, Mr Justice Julian Knowles overturned a county court ruling that claimant Steven Woodger should still receive around £49,000 […]
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Summary Summons Not Adequately Pleaded (via Lexology)
In AIB PLC v Dorey IEHC 317 the plaintiff issued a summary summons on foot of three loans made to the defendant in 2008. It came before the High Court on foot of an application for judgment in default of appearance. Although the application was for judgment in default, with the plaintiff’s consent, the High […]
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