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Personal Injury in Ireland
Coffee Accident Compensation Settlement of €41,000 Approved for Boy (5)
A coffee shop compensation claim action has been approved at the High Court €41,000 due to baby being allowed to pull a bowl of hot soup on top of himself in a coffee shop and sustained major burns. The boy,...
High Court Action Settled for €135,000 in Favour of Dead Woman’s Family
The Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) and the family of a woman who was killed in a hit-and-run accident have settled a compensation action in the High Court for €135,000 The court was informed that the...
More Social Media Moderator Claims Likely as Man (53) files claim against Facebook
The first of a number of social media moderator claims has been submitted in Dublin today. Chris Gray, who was previously employed CPL solutions for a contract as a content moderator with Facebook has...
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Man Awarded of €750k Street Assault Compensation for Cork Shop Incident
A man has been awarded over €750,000 Street Assault Compensation by a High Court judge. The man, Cian McCarthy, was attempting to get back into a Cork shop as he tried to escape from potential attackers. The...
Circus Performer (53) has Workplace Injury Compensation Action Struck Out
A circus performer has had her work injury compensation case struck out. Amanda Bratby sustained an injury to her back when steel tubing came loose and struck her prior to a big top grand finale. She told...
Wexford-based Garda Awarded €25,000 in Work Assault Compensation
A garda sergeant, who suffered a head-butt injury in the course of his work resulting in serious snoring issues has been awarded €25,000 Work Assault Compensation. Sergeant Noel McSweeney suffered the...
Limerick Woman Awarded €25k for Finger Damaged on Water Meter Cover
A Limerick woman has been awarded €25,000 in damages in personal injury compensation following a fall on a damaged water meter cover outside her home in 2012. The woman, Kirdwin Johnson (30) stated that she...
Bettystown Playground Accident Results in €975,000 Personal Injury Compensation Award
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...
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...
Dog Bite Compensation of €32,000 Paid after Schoolboy bitten by Neighbour’s dog
Following being attacked and bitten in the face by a neighbour’s dog 15-year-old schoolboy, Adam Russell was today awarded €32,000 compensation for personal injuries. Counsel for Adam Russell, Brian Sugrue,...
Sharp Rise in Compensation Claims Against the State
Recent figures released show that the cost of compensation claims taken against the State rose by a massive 22% during 2016. The increase, which brings the total cost of compensation claims to €2.2 billion,...
Sisters´ Emotional Injury Compensation Settlement Approved
Two sisters, who escaped physical injury in a rear-end car accident, have had their emotional injury compensation settlement approved at the Circuit Court. On 11th February 2016, the two girls - aged six...
€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...