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Pedestrian who falsely claimed injury in bus collision given 150 hours community service
A pedestrian who falsely claimed he was injured in a collision between a bus and a car has been given 150 hours of community service in lieu of 18 months’ imprisonment. After witnessing a collision between the two vehicles in Dublin city centre in 2017, David Gregan went to a solicitor’s office and claimed he […]
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Motorist ‘ran at traffic warden and assaulted him over ticket’, court told
A motorist attacked a traffic warden, leaving him with bruises when he became “irate” at being given a parking ticket, it is alleged.
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Prisoner in van rammed in attempted breakout sues over injuries
Prisoner Alan Winters claims he was injured and subsequently denied medical treatment when a BMW rammed the prison van that was transporting him from court to Wheatfield Prison.
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High Court: €33,000 awarded for PTSD injury after plaintiff witnessed murder in service station
The High Court has awarded €33,000 to a plaintiff for psychiatric damage arising out of witnessing a murder at work. The plaintiff argued that her employer had failed to provide her with a mobile panic alarm pursuant to their policy and that this aggravated the plaintiff’s nervous shock reaction.
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