Woman’s ‘opportunistic’ €60,000 personal injuries claim thrown out (via Independent.ie)

A 51-year-old Malahide, Co Dublin, woman, whose €60,000 personal injuries claim has been thrown out in the Circuit Civil Court, was described as “opportunistic” by the judge.

Judge James O’Donohoe heard that Lesley Duffy, of Seabury Glen, Malahide, had been involved in what was described by defence barrister Veronica McInerney as a “minor, low-speed, minimal impact collision.”

Duffy said it seemed like a bus had struck the rear of her car and she had suffered a soft tissue injury to her cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine and had a reduced range of movements in her sacral and cervical spine.

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Family of man who needs full-time care after being crushed by forklift settles actions for €3m (via Independent.ie)

Eugeniu Lazari suffered catastrophic injuries in the accident at a premises in Dublin Port in 2019

The High Court has approved a €3m settlement over two actions related to an accident in which a man suffered catastrophic injuries when he was crushed by a forklift against a refuse skip at work.

Eugeniu Lazari’s wife, who told the court they had moved here from Moldova with hope for the future, said after the accident, she was left lost, without family or friends here and with two young children.

Mr Lazari, the court heard, has been left brain damaged, requires full-time care and has to live in residential care.

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Dad-of-three who filmed woman during sex and shared video on Snapchat without consent is jailed (via Independent.ie)

A FATHER-of-three who filmed a woman during sex with her and shared the video on Snapchat without her consent has been jailed for six months.

The woman told a court she felt “violated and traumatised” after Conor Flynn (47) sent the clip to his “top contacts” on the messaging app.

Flynn met her while they were both in addiction recovery, and she was performing a sex act on him at his home when he recorded her without her knowledge.

Sentencing him to six months in prison, Judge Treasa Kelly said Flynn had breached the woman’s trust while she was vulnerable.

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