A young man who fell off a child’s swing in a Bettystown, Co Meath, playground resulting in paralysed from the waist down as a result of committing what a judge described as a ‘silly act’ has been awarded...
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Galway City Council Pays Out Over €4m for Personal Injury Compensation Claims Over Three Years
A recent report in the Galway City Tribune has revealed that the city has paid over in excess of €4 million in personal injury claim compensation since the beginning of 2015. The huge expenditure on insurance...
Whiplash Compensation Claims Higher in Ireland than Rest of Europe: Personal Injuries Commission Report
Ireland currently experiences a much higher rate of whiplash than in most other European countries, according to the findings of the Personal Injuries Commission. The Personal Injuries Commission was...
State Claims Agency (SCA) Handling Employee Sexual Harassment Claims
According a recent report by State broadcaster RTE, five members of staff employed in the State healthcare system took sexual harassment legal actions over the last number of years, claiming they were...
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Compensation Approved for a Personal Injury at a Museum
An eight-year-old boy, who sustained a laceration on his forehead which resulted in a permanent scar, has had a settlement of compensation for a personal injury at a museum approved in the Circuit Civil...
Compensation for a Personal Injury on a Bouncy Castle Approved in Court
A seven-year-old girl, who had a tooth removed after an accident at the Craggaunowen Living Past Experience, has had the settlement of her compensation claim for a personal injury on a bouncy castle approved...
Settlement of Claims for Childrens Injuries in a Car Crash Approved in Court
Two sisters have the settlement of their claims for childrens injuries in a car crash approved following a High Court hearing. The two sisters - Aislinn and Meabh Reid from Malahide in County Dublin - were...
Families Unable to Claim Compensation for a Fatal Airplane Crash
The family of a man, who was killed in an airplane crash in New Zealand, will not be able to claim compensation for a fatal airplane crash due to the country´s laws. The family of Patrick Byrne (26) from...
Settlement of Injury Compensation for a Lawnmower Accident Approved in Court
A six-year-old boy, who had his right arm severed by a lawnmower blade, has had a settlement of injury compensation for a lawnmower accident approved at the High Court. Conor Byrne from Kilva in County Cork...
Compensation for being Scalded in Burger King by Hot Tea Approved in Court
A young girl, who was burned when a customer spilled a cup of tea on her, has had a settlement of compensation for being scalded in Burger King by Hot Tea approved by the Circuit Civil Court. Jade Boylan (9)...
Back Seat Passenger Injury Compensation Awarded against Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland
An award of back seat passenger injury compensation has been made to an eighteen-year-old GAA player after a hearing at the High Court. Ben Conroy - from Montrath in County Laois - was travelling in the rear...
Settlement Approved in Claim for A&E Misdiagnosis Compensation
The High Court has approved the settlement of a claim for A&E misdiagnosis compensation after the tragic death of an eight-year-old boy. Richard de Souza had been taken by his parents to the Accident and...
Starbucks Ireland Personal Injury Compensation Claim Resolved for Undisclosed Sum
A 60-year-old Dublin man, who badly cut his arm on the sharp edge of a restroom coat hanger, has resolved his Starbucks Ireland person injury compensation claim for an undisclosed sum. Company director, Chris...
Claim for Burns from Hot Food Resolved in Court
A claim for burns from hot food has been settled after a hearing at the Circuit Civil Court. John Patrick Starrs (32) of Tallaght in Dublin brought his compensation claim for burns from hot food after...
New Law will affect Lower Court Injury Compensation Settlements
The publication of the Courts Bill 2013 has revealed that limits to lower court injury compensation settlements will rise for the first time in twenty-two years. Limits have been applied to how much...
Hospital Obstetric Negligence Compensation Action Settled at Court
The family of a young girl, Alex Butler, who suffered brain damage at birth when a locum doctor was unable to recognise the need for a Caesarean section, have had their hospital obstetric negligence...