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A 12-year-old boy who, when he was a baby suffered a traumatic brain injury after he was propelled from a car as it suddenly went out of control and struck a ditch, has settled a High Court action for almost €10 million. Patrick O’Leary from Listowel in Kerry was just nine months old and sitting […]

Zoubir Guelmi claimed he suffered back injuries as a result of an accident on warehouse floor Zoubir Guelmi’s job with XPO was to clean trays mainly supplied to Tesco for home and other deliveries. He said that towards the end of his night shift on May 30th, 2015, a pallet of up to 20 cleaned

Cyclist fractured her wrist and clavicle in the 2019 accident in Summerhill, Dublin The High Court has awarded €87,000 to a woman for injuries she suffered when she was knocked off her bicycle by a van. Giving his ruling on Thursday, Mr Justice Michael Hanna said this was the first case that he was required

The Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) will assess claims from gardaí injured as a result of malicious incidents under legislation approved by the Oireachtas. The Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 provides for a complete overhaul of the current Garda compensation scheme which has been in operation since the 1940s. The compensation scheme is for members

CCTV from lorry involved in incident shown in court Two friends who brought personal injury claims after a lorry “grazed” a car while they were parked in the hard shoulder of the M7 have had their claims dismissed for giving misleading evidence and failing to disclose details of previous accidents. Christian Carluccio and Leonid Iliev

The woman claims she is entitled to very significant damages for alleged injuries to her physical and mental health A 36-year-old woman who claims her smear test taken under the CervicalCheck screening programme was misreported and there was an alleged three-year delay in diagnosing her cervical cancer has sued in the High Court. The woman,

A traffic accident that was investigated by gardaí protecting the then Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, when they stayed at Farmleigh in the Phoenix Park, ended in tears today for a woman who unsuccessfully sought €60,000 damages for personal injuries. Barrister Shane English told Judge Terence O’Sullivan in the Circuit Civil Court

A 44-year-old woman, who was seen on CCTV to “genuflect” before collapsing, has lost a personal injuries claim for €38,000 against the Omni Park Shopping Centre in Santry and Penneys. Judge Terence O’Sullivan, after watching a video of the incident, said Beata Mosakowska appeared to collapse gradually as her already painful left knee bent and

Consumers injured by AI-powered devices like drones, robots and smart home systems will be able to sue for compensation more easily under proposals adopted by the European Commission. The European Commission this week set out plans for a revised Product Liability Directive and a new AI Liability Directive, which it says will together adapt liability

Plaintiff slipped on small butter packet as he was climbing Midlands Prison stairwell The High Court has upheld a decision to dismiss a personal injuries claim brought by a former… To read the full story please visit: https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2022/09/30/high-court-upholds-decision-to-dismiss-former-inmates-personal-injuries-claim-over-prison-fall/