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Model who suffered brain injury when hit by car to receive €3.2m
A woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury and was in a coma for weeks after being struck by a car when she attempted to cross a dual carriageway has settled her High Court action for €3.2 million.
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Insurers must honour pledge to cut costs if awards fall says lobby group CEO
Irish insurance companies “can’t get away from” commitments to the Oireachtas finance committee to pass on savings to customers if the Judicial Council moves to reduce personal injury award guidelines significantly, according to the chief executive of the industry’s lobby group.
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Girl Award €80k Car Passenger Compensation after Aunt Suffered Partial Seizure while Driving
At the High Court a €80,000 car accident injury compensation settlement has been approved by the High Court for a girl who suffered with injuries following a crash that occurred when the driver of the car she was travelling in, her aunt, suffered a partial
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€65,000 for girl (15) who was injured when she fell at ice rink and another person skated over her hand
The Court of Appeal (CoA) has upheld a €65,000 award to a 10-year-old girl who was injured when she fell at a skating rink and another patron skated over the back of her hand.
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Man fired over stammer awarded €15,000
Design Engineer for an agricultural machinery manufacturer who was dismissed over his stammer has been awarded €15,000 in compensation.
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We need to be able to trust insurers
Two cheers for the Government’s new reform plan aimed at bringing down the cost of insurance. Not three because, in one major respect, the changes are somewhat one-sided.
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Motorists deserve more than a one-off pandemic bonus but we won’t hold our breath for a fall in premiums
There has been a 35pc drop in car-related claims this year, equating to a saving of around €287 million to the car insurance industry according to figures recently released. Two national lockdowns since the beginning of March resulted in fewer people on the roads and
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Two Brothers Of Girl Mauled At Dublin Zoo Awarded €33k Each
Schoolboy brothers Daithi and Cathal Owens, who saw their two-year-old sister, Katie, mauled and seriously injured in an attack by a Brazilian tapir at Dublin Zoo, have received damages settlements of €33,000 each for nervous shock.
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Cork Woman Awarded €189,000 After a Steel Girder Fell On Her At Work
52-year old woman who claimed she was left with a scar on her leg which looked like “a shark bite” after a steel girder fell on her at work has been awarded €189,000 by the High Court.
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85% of litigated injury claims settled under 100K
The Central Bank’s second private motor insurance report of the National Claims Information Database (NCID) shows that, between 2009 and 2019, the average cost of a claim rose 65% while the frequency of claims fell 45%.
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Man awarded €16,000 after suffering injury playing footgolf
top amateur goalkeeper who injured a big toe while playing footgolf has been awarded damages in the Circuit Civil Court against the owner of the Co Dublin course.
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Calum English: Brain-damaged child case settled for €22.5m
The family of a boy who suffered severe brain damage after the Cork hospital he was born in failed to diagnose meningitis has settled a legal action for €22.5m (£20.6m).
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