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The lawyer who won a $4.7 billion ruling against Johnson & Johnson in the US over claims its talcum powder caused cancer is launching a group action to compensate alleged victims in the UK. Mark Lanier is one of the founding partners of Lanier, Longstaff, Hedar & Roberts LLP, which has been set up to […]

A €2 million award to a couple who claimed they were exposed to toxic chemicals after spray foam insulation was installed in their home has been upheld by the Court of Appeal (CoA). The injuries suffered by Patrick and Anita Duffy were very serious and life changing, the three-judge court ruled. The description of Mr

New law and rules may be needed to combat the ‘hired gun’ syndrome, says Court of Appeal The Court of Appeal (COA) has warned expert witnesses and lawyers there needs to be a “significant change” in an “unacceptable” litigation culture concerning the use of expert evidence. The three-judge COA voiced particular concern that it is

A girl who fell as she was coming in from her school playground and hit her head on a chair has settled a High Court action for €30,000. Lara Higgins was five when she suffered a laceration near her left eye area after she fell forward and struck her head on the chair which was

By LK Shields A decision of the High Court of Ireland has upheld the constitutionality of the Personal Injuries Guidelines. The Personal Injuries Guidelines have replaced the Book of Quantum in all personal injury claims. To read the full story please visit: https://www.lkshields.ie/news-insights/news/high-court-upholds-the-constitutionality-of-the-personal-injuries-guidelines

In the first six months of this year, the average award through the PIAB scheme to claimants was €14,786 The number of personal injury compensation claims this year is expected to be at the lowest level for 15 years, with pressure mounting on insurers to start putting money back into the pockets of policyholders. Thousands

Michael Ryan (67), from Booterstown, uses crutches to walk and alleged that he slipped on wet tiles in pub’s accessible toilet A Dublin man, who uses crutches to walk, has lost a €60,000 personal injuries claim against the owners of Dublin’s Merrion Inn over a fall in the pub’s accessible toilet. Michael Ryan (67), of

The Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) says that its average award in the first six months of this year was €14,786. It says that this was 38% below the figure for 2020, when the Book of Quantum was being used to assess awards for personal-injury claims. In April 2021, the new Personal Injury Guidelines adopted

The High Court has approved a €15m settlement in a case in which a hospital apologised to a teenage boy with autism and his family for the failings in care after his birth. HIs counsel, Dr John O’Mahony SC, with Cian O’Mahony BL, told the court it was the biggest settlement in such a case

The widower of a woman who died of cervical cancer has settled a High Court action over the alleged misdiagnosis of her smear slide for €675,000. Microbiologist and mother-of-five Elaine Flannery, mother of singer songwriter Mick Flannery, was 59 when she died from metastatic cervical cancer in October 2014. Her widower David Flannery (70), a