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Worker withdraws personal injuries claim after forgetting alleged accident date
Zoubir Guelmi’s job with XPO was to clean trays mainly supplied to Tesco for home and other deliveries. He said that towards the end of his night shift on May 30th, 2015, a pallet of up to 20 cleaned trays was hit by a forklift and an adjoining stack of trays fell on him.
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Kerry boy (12) left with brain injury after car crash settles case for almost €10m
Patrick O’Leary from Listowel, Co Kerry had sued a representative of his late father Patrick O’Leary Senior who was the driver of the car, the Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) and Kerry County Council over the accident
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Kerry boy (12) left with brain injury after car crash settles case for almost €10m (via Breaking News.ie)
A 12-year-old boy who, when he was a baby suffered a traumatic brain injury after he was propelled from a car as it suddenly went out of control and struck a ditch, has settled a High Court action for almost €10 million. Patrick O’Leary from Listowel in Kerry was just nine months old and sitting […]
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Worker withdraws personal injuries claim after forgetting alleged accident date (via Irish Times)
Zoubir Guelmi claimed he suffered back injuries as a result of an accident on warehouse floor Zoubir Guelmi’s job with XPO was to clean trays mainly supplied to Tesco for home and other deliveries. He said that towards the end of his night shift on May 30th, 2015, a pallet of up to 20 cleaned […]
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High Court uses new guidelines to award €87,000 to carer knocked off her bike (via Irish Times)
Cyclist fractured her wrist and clavicle in the 2019 accident in Summerhill, Dublin The High Court has awarded €87,000 to a woman for injuries she suffered when she was knocked off her bicycle by a van. Giving his ruling on Thursday, Mr Justice Michael Hanna said this was the first case that he was required […]
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PIAB to have role in Garda compensation claims (via Irish Legal News)
The Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) will assess claims from gardaí injured as a result of malicious incidents under legislation approved by the Oireachtas. The Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 provides for a complete overhaul of the current Garda compensation scheme which has been in operation since the 1940s. The compensation scheme is for members […]
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Stop victim-blaming personal injury claimants
VICTIM-blaming is rife and has been for years. If you are fortunate enough to not have witnessed the ugliness of it, you might not yet be familiar with the term. Victim blaming occurs when the victim of a crime or wrongful act is held at fault for what happened to them. It has been amplified […]
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Bill to overhaul Garda Compensation Scheme completes passage through the Oireachtas
The main objectives of the Bill is to reduce the length of time it takes for compensation claims to be dealt with.
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Court Rejects Injury Claims of Two Men Due to Inconsistent Testimony
Two acquaintances who filed personal injury claims after their stationary car was allegedly “lightly touched” by a lorry on the M7 motorway have had their cases thrown out. The judge cited misleading testimony and a failure to reveal prior accidents as reasons for the dismissal. Christian Carluccio and Leonid Iliev initiated legal action against Dungarvan […]
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Meat factory worker settles action over ‘devastating’ mincing machine injury
Settlement between Liffey Meats and Johnwin Turner reflected finding of 25% contributory negligence on part of plaintiff
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Court hears woman’s case over alleged delay to cervical cancer diagnosis (via The Irish Times)
The woman claims she is entitled to very significant damages for alleged injuries to her physical and mental health A 36-year-old woman who claims her smear test taken under the CervicalCheck screening programme was misreported and there was an alleged three-year delay in diagnosing her cervical cancer has sued in the High Court. The woman, […]
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Failed challenge to personal injuries guidelines could be heard as ‘leapfrog’ appeal by Supreme Court
Case may bypass Court of Appeal and be heard directly by Supreme Court
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