A woman who had to live in temporary accommodation for two years after an oil spillage from a neighbour's tank damaged the structure of her house has been awarded €54,000 at the High Court. A personal injury...
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Pharmacy Accident Compensation of €22,000 Awarded to Boy (2)
At the Circuit Civil Court a two-year-old child, who cut his right eye off a sharp object on a shelf in a Co Dublin pharmacy, has been awarded €22,000 personal injury compensation. Judge John O’ Connor was...
Catering Employee Awarded €30k after Being ‘Sexually Harassed’ by Chef
An order to pay €30,000 has been made in relation to a facilities company after a female catering assistant claimed she had her bottom pinched by a chef/manager in just one of a range of sexual harassment...
Settlement Offer of €32,500 Approved for Creche Accident Involving Two-year-old boy
A two-year-old boy who fell and cut his left eyebrow at Wee Care Limited, Monkstown, Co Dublin has had a €32,500 creche compensation settlement approved at the Circuit Civil Court. The accident happened when...
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€25,000 Tayto Park Fall Compensation for Boy (13)
The High Court has approved an injury compensation settlement of €25,000 for a boy, 13-year-old Conor Bolger, as a result of a the injuries his suffered following a fall from a playground tower at Tayto Park...
Man Awarded Compensation for Unfair Dismissal
The Workplace Relations Commission has awarded a former employee of the Boyne Valley Group €15,000 compensation for unfair dismissal. The man from Drogheda in County Louth was employed as a supervisor in the...
Nursing Negligence Claim Settled at Court Hearing
A nursing negligence claim, made by a woman who fractured her spine when she fell out of bed, has been settled at a hearing of the Circuit Civil Court. The plaintiff - a seventy-nine year old woman from...
Car Crash Injury Settlements Upheld after Court Hearing
Seven car crash injury settlements, originally awarded by Buncrana Circuit Court in 2015, have been upheld after a hearing of the High Court. On June 28th 2011, a two-car accident on a roundabout in Lifford,...
Former Scout Leader Sentenced for Sexual Assault of a Teenager
A former scout leader has been given a suspended sentence for the historic sexual assault of a teenager that occurred during a camping trip near Waterford. In June 1976, a small group of teenage boys arrived...
How to Claim for Workplace Noise Induced Hearing Loss
The best way to claim for workplace noise induced hearing loss in Ireland is with the assistance of a personal injury solicitor. This article explains why. If you have suffered damage to your hearing due to...
Failures and Delays in Diagnoses Top Emergency Room Negligence Claims
Failures and delays in diagnosing illnesses and injuries accounted for more than half of the emergency room negligence claims made between 2010 and 2014. Last week the State Claims Agency released its review...
Compensation for the Abuse of a Toddler at a Creche Approved at the Circuit Civil Court
A settlement of compensation for the abuse of a toddler at a creche has been approved by a judge at the Circuit Court in favour of a six-year-old girl. Between September 2012 and January 2013, the young girl...
Judge Awards Compensation for Injuries due to a Faulty Sun Roof
A judge at the Circuit Civil Court has awarded a total of €37,500 compensation for injuries due to a faulty sun roof to mother and daughter plaintiffs. In November 2013, the two plaintiffs were part of a...
Air Corps Toxic Exposure Claims made by Former Mechanic
A former mechanic has claimed the Defence Forces are not doing enough to protect servicemen and their families from air corps toxic exposure. The former air corps engineer came forward under a protected...
Birth Defect Claims against Sanofi made in France
Parents whose children were exposed to valproic acid in the womb have started making birth defect claims against Sanofi - the French manufacturer of Epilim. Epilim is the trade name in Ireland for an...
Woman Awarded Compensation for a Back Injury due to Falling from a Broken Chair
A woman from Dublin has been awarded €17,500 compensation for a back injury due to falling from a broken chair in one of the capital´s Chinese restaurants. The woman suffered her injury in May 2014 while...