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Young disabled man awarded €1m over serious brain injury in assault at respite centre
Liability and causation of the alleged brain injury were strongly disputed, the court heard
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Woman with severe brain damage from crash settles case for €14.75m
A woman who was catastrophically injured and rendered totally incapacitated when the car driven by her husband collided with a tractor and trailer on a Cork road has settled her action for €14.75 million The settlement was announced in the High Court on Thursday. Olivia Redmond O’Callaghan was aged 28 when she was left with […]
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€8m interim settlement for Caitlin (9) as hospital apologises for life-changing injuries during her birth
Cork University Maternity Hospital has apologised unreservedly to a nine-year old girl for the life changing injuries caused to her at the time of her birth. The apology was read out in the High Court as Caitlin Twomey settled her legal action with one of the highest interim settlements of €8 million. Damages in the […]
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Boy who suffered brain injury in near-drowning at hotel pool settles court action for €2.5m
An 11-year old boy who suffered a brain injury in a near drowning accident in a hotel swimming pool has settled his High Court action for €2.5m. The youngster, who was not able to swim when the accident happened at the Arklow Bay Hotel, Co Wicklow, suffered the brain injury after he was found submerged […]
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