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The council says there was no misfeasance on its part and if there was a road defect this was normal wear and tear A cyclist is suing Dublin City Council over injuries allegedly sustained when his bike struck a defect in the road surface. Patrick Sheeran, of Bellevue Park Avenue, Dublin, says he was thrown […]

Court rules medical records in months following accident are ‘not only relevant but invariably crucial’ to claim A farmer suing a mart over alleged injuries to his shin caused by a bull has been ordered by the court to provide the mart with his medical records for five months after the alleged accident. James Egan,

‘The claimants are asking the rugby governing bodies to make a number of immediate changes to save the sport’ A letter of claim has been sent to World Rugby, the English Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union by more than 55 amateur rugby players over a potential brain injury lawsuit. The group includes

Judge forced to abandon case mid-action to work on family law list Judge Kathryn Hutton highlighted the shortage of judges on Monday when she had to abandon a personal injuries case mid-action in order to tackle the family law list. The judge had been hearing a case in the Circuit Civil Court when she received

223 new claims per month in first nine months of last year, compared with 666 per month in 2019 Guidelines slashing awards for mostly minor personal injuries are contributing to a sharp drop in the quantity of High Court personal injury claims, according to new figures. Data from the Courts Service shows new personal injury

Analysis of injuries at St James’s Hospital finds Luas tracks at College Green a particular ‘black spot’ The scale of injuries to cyclists as a result of bicycles getting stuck in tram tracks on the Luas lines in Dublin is “a significant public health issue”, according to a new medical study. A review of cyclists

HSE reached settlement without admission of liability in case involving woman with cerebral palsy and brain injury A young woman who sued over the circumstances of her birth at a Limerick maternity hospital has settled her High Court action against the Health Service Executive (HSE) for more than €31 million. It is one of the

A young boy who fractured his arm when he claimed his zip got caught in a washing machine door has settled his High Court action for €25,000. Jamie Luke Moran was nearly five years of age and was playing at home when it was claimed his zip got caught and the door of the family

Blessing Agbo took case against Trinity College Dublin over fall down steps but videos played in court conflicted with evidence A judge has dismissed a €60,000 damages claim taken by a psychologist against Trinity College Dublin after finding that she “over-egged her pudding” and exaggerated the extent of her injuries. Judge John Martin ordered Blessing

Evangelical Christian mother tells judge he will ‘stand before a higher judge and God almighty will put this matter straight’ Enoch Burke has begged a judge to release him from prison, but the request was rejected because of his ongoing refusal to comply with High Court orders. During a hearing today, the schoolteacher three times