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Challenged: Woman attacks the sick reality of the new Personal Injury Guidelines
[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text]A woman who suffered an undisplaced fracture in her foot after falling on a public footpath has brought a High Court case aimed at overturning the adoption of new personal injuries guidelines.
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Facebook Ireland sued over alleged non-payment for ads
Cyprus-registered developer claims company failed to pay bills for months of February to April last
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MIBI not liable for injuries of man in uninsured car crash, court rules
Court of Appeal upholds judgment in case where driver told passenger vehicle was not insured
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€54,000 for girl who was born prematurely one day after mum was in car accident
A GIRL who was delivered prematurely by emergency caesarean section the day after a car driven by her pregnant mother was in an accident has been awarded more than €54,000.
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Man awarded €88,000, as judge finds he sustained injury when car was rear-ended
Man suffered ‘significant’ injury, judge says, after incident at Limerick roundabout. Liability was contested between the parties and there was dispute as to the cause of the man’s ongoing symptoms
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Girl with rare cancerous condition settles case over diagnosis for €4.9m
A girl who sued over an alleged delay in diagnosing her rare cancerous condition has settled her High Court action for €4.9 million.
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Time for the Government to come down heavily on insurers for not passing on cuts
There is no evidence yet that insurance costs are falling.
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Scepticism expressed by solicitors over personal injury award figures
Practitioners surprised by announcement but accept that guidelines have had impact
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Personal injuries claim not statute-barred following supplemental application to PIAB to join a defendant
The High Court has allowed an appeal against a Circuit Court ruling that a personal injuries claim was statute-barred against a set of defendants.
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Offaly woman attacked by pitbull terrier gets €122,000 in damages
A YOUNG WOMAN left with a permanent scar after having a portion of her arm bitten off by a pit-bull terrier while visiting a friend’s house has been awarded almost €122,000 in damages.
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Average personal injury payouts decrease by 50pc in last number of months, Cabinet ministers to be told
New compensation laws came into place on April 24 of this year. Personal injury payouts have halved since the new laws kicked in.
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€250,000 for widow of man who was killed on stag do
The widow of a Welshman who died at a stag weekend in Galway has settled a High Court action for €250,000.
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