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Woman injured after hotel lift plummeted to ground settles High Court action
Woman, her husband and three family members in lift when it fell three floors
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PIP implants victims ‘elated’ by compensation win
Thousands of women who were victims of the PIP breast implant scandal should receive compensation, a French appeal court has decided.
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Man secures €46,000 settlement after metal shutter fell on his head
A man who suffered a minor head injury after a heavy metal shutter fell on his head at a Dunnes Stores outlet has secured €46,000 under a settlement of his High Court action.
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J&J agrees $2 million-plus talcum powder settlement with Irish woman
Settlement rare decision by drugmaker to cut deal while fighting thousands of cancer claims over alleged asbestos contamination
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Boy (7) awarded €40,000 after being trapped in elevator for almost 45 minutes
Jamie Ward suffered serious trauma during incident in Dún Laoghaire flats complex
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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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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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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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PIAB must deal with solicitors
We look at the recent judgement of O’Brien -v- Personal Injuries Assessment Board: Supreme Court,Judgment delivered by Mrs Justice Denham on December 19th, 2008, Mr Justice Murray concurring. Judgment If an applicant to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) wishes to have a legal representative, he or she is entitled to have one. However, PIAB is […]
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