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22-year-old man with cerebral palsy who sued over the management of his birth settles High Court action for €11m
A 22-year-old man with cerebral palsy who sued over the management of his birth has settled his High Court action for €11 million.
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Schoolboy scalded by hot chocolate on Ryanair flight gets €20,000 damages
A judge has approved a €20,000 damages settlement to a 12-year-old schoolboy who suffered scald wounds to his right upper thigh during a Ryanair holiday flight.
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Bouncy Castle Accident Compensation of €40k for Boy who Broke Elbow in Fall
€40,000 personal injury compensation has been awarded to a boy who broke his left elbow in an accident involving a bouncy castle.
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Settlements of more than €4.5m approved by the High Court in three cases over swine flu jab
Settlements totalling more than €4.5m were approved by the High Court in three cases over the administering for the swine flu jab which caused sleep disorder.
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Boy who as a toddler fell 15ft through a gap in a handrail to a tiled floor settles court action for €750,000
A boy who, as a toddler, fell 15ft through a gap in a handrail onto a tiled floor in a doctor’s surgery has settled his High Court action for €750,000.
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Man with movement disorder settles case against Kerry hospital for €1.2m
Terence O’Sullivan had sued over his treatment at Kerry General Hospital after he was prescribed the antipsychotic drug Risperidone
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Negligence claim against orthopaedic surgeon to be re-tried
Court of Appeal says High Court failed to adequately explain key findings. Eugene McCormack brought proceedings against the Mater Private Hospital and Mater Private Healthcare and Mr Timlin, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon with a practice at the Mater Private Hospital.
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Seanad: Ireland must offer ‘sincere apology’ to victims of thalidomide drug
Fine Gael Senator Barry Ward called for a revised medical scheme because some of those affected have ‘significant incapacitation, and many don’t know how bad their condition is going to get’.
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Northern Ireland: Justice Minister Naomi Long has launched a consultation seeking views on possible legislation to require all compensation settlements to children for personal injuries to be approved by a court.
Currently, in Northern Ireland, only those compensation settlements for a child which are agreed upon during legal proceedings must be approved by the court.
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Over €206m in compensation awarded in 2020 as claims fall by 16%
The number of personal injury claims has fallen by 16 per cent in 2020 compared to the previous year, with over €206 million paid out in compensation last year.
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Pass on Test-Case Benefits, Central Bank tells Insurance Companies
The Central Bank has told insurance companies not to force all holders of similar policies to take legal action in order to benefit from test cases linked to business interruption claims.
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Child who hurt finger in Dublin city playground settles action for €37,500
Nasty crush laceration’ of little finger had to be repaired under general anesthetic. Approving the settlement, the judge said the child had suffered a nasty injury to a finger on her left hand.
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