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Aer Lingus pilot whose €387,000 defamation award was cut on appeal to €76,500 has had it increased again by Supreme Court
AN AER LINGUS pilot whose €387,000 defamation award by a jury was cut to €76,500 on appeal has had the award upped to €202,500 by the Supreme Court.
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Man awarded €500 for discrimination after porter at Dublin’s Gresham Hotel insisted he wear a face mask
A man has been awarded €500 for discrimination after being left upset and embarrassed by the insistence of a porter at Dublin’s historic Gresham Hotel that he put on a face mask when he was medically exempt.
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Red Cow Hotel to pay waiter €12,500 after general manager repeatedly called him ‘Chico’
Filipe Ongaro told the Workplace Relations Commission he was so upset by the repeated use of the term that he could not work his shift the following day
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Pepsi worker devastated at being forced to retire at 65 gets €40,000 in age bias case
Pat Cassidy’s Siptu representative said the commission has ordered that the company and union enter discussions on the implementation of a code of practice on longer working.
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Sunway Travel ordered to pay €12,000 over injury from ceiling fan
Man told aparthotel staff twice before accident that fan was dangerous, High Court hears
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Waterford woman’s challenge to personal injury award guidelines to be heard next month
Complainant, who injured her ankle when she tripped and fell on a public footpath, alleges the appropriate awards for the injury she sustained range from €18,000 to €34,000 but the Personal Injuries Assessment Board subsequently awarded her €3,000
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Legal fees halved by judge in case of boy who lost part of finger
Judge previously expressed concern that costs were high relative to proposed damages
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Boy’s case against HSE for alleged failure to diagnose hearing problem settled
Despite parental concern issue allegedly only came to light after routine tests in school
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Recusal application in lead challenge to personal injury guidelines dismissed
Counsel argued there could be a perception of bias if a judge who voted for rules heard case
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Family of welder who died at Dublin Port settles action for €1.25m
The family of a welder who died when a steel column fell on him as he worked at Dublin Port has settled for a total of over €1.25 million a number of High Court actions over his death
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€40,000 for schoolboy who tripped on metal strips inserted to stop skateboarders
A judge has approved a €40,000 settlement offer to a 12-year-old schoolboy who tripped on metal strips inserted in a pedestrian way to deter skateboarding.
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€225,000 awarded to man born in mother and baby home from estranged birth mother’s estate
A MAN believed to have been born in a mother and baby home has been awarded €225,000 out of the estate of his estranged birth mother.
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