At Wexford Circuit Court Judge Alice Doyle has given her approval for a €16,500 personal injury compensation settlement for a young girl whose hair became caught up in a Ferris wheel In court Jessica Ruane,...
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€60,000 damages for Woman Struck by Flat-Pack in Ikea Warehouse
€60,000 personal injury compensation has been awarded to a woman who was struck on the head by a falling flat-pack after she got lost in Ikea’s Ballymun warehouse for three hours. In the Circuit Civil Court...
11-year-old Boy Settled Brain Injury Claim for Hotel Pool Accident for €2.5m
A High Court action in relation to a 17-year-old boy who sustained a serious brain injury when he was involved in a near-drowning accident in a hotel pool seven years ago has been settled for €2.5m. The...
Hotel Elevator Accident Injuries Forced Former Garda to Retire
At the High Court on yesterday Justice Michael Hanna was told how five individual suffered injuries the the elevator they were travelling in fell three storeys into a basement. In the aftermath of the...
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Tie pin Accident Injury results in €12,000 Work Injury Compensation Award for Garda
€12,000 workplace injury compensation has been awarded to a garda whose forearm was injured during a fighting incident by a colleague’s tiepin at the High Court. Legal counsel for Garda Nadine Keane Barrister...
High Court: FBD Insurance Must Pay Covid-19 Business Disruption Compensation to Four Pub Owners
The High Court has ruled that four pub owners are entitled to be compensated by Insurer FBD for the disruption their businesses suffered due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The legal action was taken following a...
School Fire Escape Door Accident Results in €26,000 Injury Compensation for Girl (8)
At the Circuit Civil Court. Judge Justice John O'Connor has given his approval for a school injury compensation settlement of €26,000 for an eight-year-old, Fran Rooney, who injured her left ring finger when...
€10k Compensation for Injury to Cork Road Bowler
Irish international road bowler Sean Kiely, who has appeared at international championships, has been awarded €10,000 personal injury compensation due the injuries that he sustained when he was punched during...
Bus Depot Falls results in €69,000 Compensation Award for Bus Éireann Employee
At the High Court €69,000 work injury compensation has been awarded to a Bus Éireann employee who suffered an injury in an accident at a bus depot. The work in question, Mark Seery, fell over a ground brake...
Man Awarded €16,000 Footgolf Accident Injury Compensation
A Glasnevin FC amateur goalkeeper has been awarded €16,000 personal injury compensation in relation to a toe injury he sustained while playing footgolf at a course in Co Dublin. Plaintiff Stuart O'Dwyer -...
Revised Whiplash Injury Compensation Award of €41,000 For Woman
A woman has had her personal injury compensations award in relation to the whiplash injuries she sustained in a road traffic accident revised to €41,000 by the Court of Appeal. The decision was made at a...
Broken Glass Accident Leads to €50,000 Inadequate Safety Training Compensation for Waitress by court
A waitress who suffered a hand injury after a glass she was polishing broke has been awarded €50,000 work injury compensation at the CIircuit Civil Court. It was ruled that 24-year-old former waitress Daniela...
Massive $10.9bn RoundUp Settlement Agreed in US by Bayer
Bayer, the German drugs and pesticides producer has come to an agreement, following over a year of talks, to pay as much as $10.9bn to settle thousands of US-based legal actions taken in connection with users...
COVID-19 Compensation Claims from Meat Plant Workers Likely Due to ‘Fundamental Problems’
Claims have been made that meat processing plant workers were put in a position where they had to go back to work regardless of the fact that co-workers had clear COVID-19 symptoms. Recent reports have...
French COVID-19 Restaurant Compensation Ruling Could Leads to Claims Globally
Following a Paris court ruling last week that AXA has committed to paying out the majority of business interruption claims from some restaurant owners in France. The ruling last week said that AXA should pay...
Aer Lingus Facing Compensation Action Due to Passenger Treatment
An American Aer Lingus passenger has submitted a lawsuit claiming she was injured due to their treatment of her in an incident that occurred just prior to departure. Mary Oshana is alleges that Aer Lingus...