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Sixteen Golden Rules/Hatton Principles
Four Separate Appeals were heard together and reported on under Sutherland v Hatton [2002] EWCA Civ 76 (05 February 2002). The appeals were linked only by subject matter. Employees had been successful in alleging stress against their employers in four separate actions. Three of the appeals were upheld and one was dismissed “not without some hesitation”. […]
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Injuries Board shunned – because the High Court pays out more
In 2004, the year that the InjuriesBoard.ie (previously the Personal Injuries Assessment Board) was first set up, the High Court received 746 filings for personal injury cases. Last year, there were 7,099 new cases filed to the same court – 9.5 times as many. 6,999 cases were lodged in the Circuit Court. All injury claims […]
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€1.3m for Injuries Sustained at Birth
A four-year-old boy has been awarded an interim payment of more than €1.3m in damages against the HSE and a consultant obstetrician for injuries he sustained at his birth. Luke Miggin was born just after 5pm on 28 February 2006 in Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar. His mother’s pregnancy had been normal, but there were signs […]
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€650,000 settlement for toddler’s injuries | {scheme_name}
The High Court has approved a settlement of €650,000 in the case of a toddler who suffered catastrophic brain injuries after he almost drowned while on an outing with a Dublin crèche in 2007. Sean Ross McGowan, who was 21-months-old at the time, was found in a pond after he wandered unnoticed from his group […]
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State dealing with 12 asbestos-related claims
The State is currently dealing with 12 claims from people who say they were exposed to asbestos in publicly-owned properties, the State Claims Agency has confirmed.
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€385k following death of Leitrim teacher
The High Court has approved a settlement of €385,000 in the case of a Co Leitrim man who died after a routine post-operative procedure at the Blackrock Clinic went wrong. An action by the man’s family against a consultant and the clinic was struck out with no liability admitted. However, the case against a surgical […]
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Cerebral palsy teen awarded €4.5m
A Cork teenager who has cerebral palsy because of a lack of oxygen at birth has been awarded $4.5 million. She had taken legal action against the National Maternity Hospital in Dublin. Jessica O’Brien’s mother claimed the National Maternity Hospital in Dublin failed to continuously monitor the fetal heart rate of baby Jessica. The court […]
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Whilst everyone else suffers, bonuses are paid to PIAB officials
DOZENS of civil servants and State officials have been paid bonuses — including one totalling €200,000 — over the past 12 months. The sums included almost 100 extra payments made to officials within the Department of Finance, while additional payments were also made to staff linked to four other Government departments. The disclosure will come […]
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Girl struck by bus wing mirror awarded €20k
A 14-year-old schoolgirl, who was struck on the head by the wing mirror of a passing mini-bus, has been awarded €20,000 damages. Barrister Kevin Healy told the Circuit Civil Court that the impact with Megan Ledden’s forehead had smashed the mirror off the bus. He said Megan, of Glasnevin Avenue, Glasnevin, Dublin, was crossing on […]
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EU: Group lawsuits to recover losses should be allowed
CONSUMERS who suffer food poisoning from contaminated products that breach EU safety standards or people overcharged for services by price-setting cartels should be able to take class-actions to recover their losses, according to the European Commission. They estimate consumers lose out on more than €20 billion a year in compensation from price-fixing and similar arrangements […]
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Careless HSE blamed for bed delay
CARELESSNESS IN the HSE caused an eight-year delay in processing an elderly woman’s application for a public long-term care bed, Ombudsman and Information Commissioner Emily O’Reilly has found. An investigation published yesterday by Ms O’Reilly found the woman’s son, who had been left in debt by the delay, should be paid compensation of €56,500. The […]
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Man gets 10m euro damages over sleepwalking naked libel
A businessman has been awarded 10m euro damages – the highest libel award in the history of the Irish state – after an incident in which he sleep-walked naked.
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