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High Court rejects challenge to PI guidelines
The Government and the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) have welcomed a High Court judgment that rejected a legal challenge to the Personal Injuries Guidelines.
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Body-building garda withdraws injury claims after weightlifting video shown in court
A bodybuilding garda who withdrew two separate personal injury claims after video was played in the High Court showing her lifting weights exceeding 40kg.
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Man settles High Court case for €6m over five-month delay in diagnosing his brain tumour
A man who sued over a five-month delay in diagnosing his brain tumour when he was a teenager has settled his High Court action for more than €6m.
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Woman awarded €16,400 in fall from defective chair in Supermacs
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.
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Jury fails to reach agreement in Michael Lynn’s multimillion-euro theft case
Judge discharges panel and remands former solicitor on continuing bail until June 20th
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Personal injury claims related to allegedly staged road crash struck out
Judge Karen Fergus said no wonder insurance premiums so high given time and expense spent on failed cases
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Test challenge by Waterford woman against personal injury award guidelines dismissed
Bridget Delaney from Dungarvan in Co. Waterford claimed the appropriate award for her injury was between €18,000 and €34,000. She was awarded €3,000 last year
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Workman who banged his head as he left toilet cubicle loses €60,000 damages claim
A six foot five inches tall workman, who banged his head when he forgot to duck as he left a private cubicle in a work loo, has lost a €60,000 damages claim for personal injuries against a former employer.
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Ryanair employee awarded €85,000 after slipping on de-icing fluid
The High Court heard the cabin supervisorsuffered a spiral fracture to her right humerus as a result of the fall.
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Burglars will no longer be able to claim for suffering injury
Insurance shift will reduce ‘duty of care’ on property owners
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Rotunda apologises and makes €3.7m interim settlement for boy’s birth injuries
The Rotunda Hospital in Dublin has apologised and made an interim settlement of €3.7m for the “shortcomings and failings” in care surrounding the birth of a boy more than a decade ago, the High Court heard.
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Glass factory worker who was struck by several sheets of glass which fell from trolley awarded €120,000
A glass factory worker who sustained injuries to his lower limbs in a work accident has been awarded €120,000 by the High Court. #irishclaimsauthority
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