€15m in compensation payment has has been made by Cork City and County councils for slips, trips, and falls since 2016. Information obtained using a Freedom of Information Act request also indicates that...
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€35,000 Personal Injury Compensation Award for Girl Follow Ankle Break at Own Home
€35,000 damages personal injury compensation has been awarded to a 17-year-old schoolgirl who broke her ankle when she stepped in a pothole while playing in her backyard. The personal injury compensation...
Five-year-old Girl Awarded €30,000 Personal Injury Compensation Following Restaurant Table Accident
A young girl who had her nose broken when a table blew over outside on O’Brien’s Sandwich shop has been awarded €30,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court. At the time of the incident Lily Spratt was just...
€20,000 Personal Injury Compensation Award for Boy (5)
A young child has been awarded €20,000 personal injury compensation damages after he tripped and fell near in a gully near his home in Co Donegal. The child fractured his arm in two places. He was just...
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Claim for Pony Trek Accident Compensation Resolved during Hearing
A claim for pony trek accident compensation, made by a woman unable to work for eight weeks because of her injuries, has been resolved during a hearing. Thirty-five year old Maria Gray - a dentist from...
Court Settles Claim for Waitress Injury Compensation
A hearing of the High Court has settled a claim for waitress injury compensation, made by a woman who suffered a severe thumb injury when a jug shattered. In December 2007, Sophie Caillaud - a French national...
Warehouse Worker Injury Claim Resolved in Court
A warehouse worker injury claim has been resolved at the High Court, with the plaintiff being awarded €153,150 compensation against his former employer. Slovakian national, Salmovir Spes (47), made a...
Dunnes Stores Found Negligent in Checkout Operator Injury Claim
Dunnes Stores has been found in breach of their statutory duty in a checkout operator injury claim made by an employee injured when falling down stairs. In December 2011, Jean O´Reilly was employed as a...
New Employees Suffering More Workplace Accidents due to Inexperience
The Health and Safety Authority (HAS) has launched a radio awareness campaign aimed at reducing workplace accidents due to inexperience. A recent HSA/ESRI study of workplace accidents found that new employees...
Chef Awarded Compensation for being Burned by Hot Water in a Restaurant Kitchen
A Dublin chef has been awarded €15,000 compensation for being burned by hot water in a kitchen restaurant following a hearing at the Circuit Civil Court. In March 2013, Shijun Liu was filling in as a chef at...
Settlement of Claim for an Injury Caused by a Product Defect Approved in Court
The settlement of a young child´s claim for an injury caused by a product defect made against clothing designer Ralph Lauren has been approved in court. In April 2010, newborn Amelia Duhy was given the gift...
Girl Awarded €55,000 Compensation for a Scar Injury in a Crèche Accident
A five-year-old girl has been awarded €55,000 compensation for a scar injury in a crèche accident after a judge rejected the initial proposed settlement. In October 2013, Ruth Reilly was left unattended at...
Company Fined €125,000 for a Disregard for the Safety and Health of Workers
A Dunboyne concrete manufacturer has been fined €125,000 for a disregard for the safety and health of workers that resulted in a fatal accident. Kilsaran Concrete is a manufacturer of concrete products based...
Judge Awards Compensation for Dislocating a Thumb in a Slip and Fall Accident
A judge at the High Court has awarded a County Offaly woman €90,000 compensation for dislocating a thumb in a slip and fall accident. On 28th May 2011, forty-four year old Sharon Kelly attended a birthday...
Brain Injury Claim for an Accident with a Lorry Resolved
A brain injury claim for an accident with a lorry has been resolved with the approval of a €750,000 settlement of compensation for the accident victim. In January 2009, eighteen-year-old Francis Smith from...
Widow Recovers Compensation for Death of Husband at Work
The widow of a man killed during the construction of a gym at the Connacht Sportsground is to receive compensation for the death of her husband at work. In April 2008, thirty-one year old Declan Byrne was...