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Medical Injuries Idea is an Accident Waiting to Happen
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Medical Injuries Idea is an Accident Waiting to Happen

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has proposed the establishment of a medical injuries assessment board along the lines of PIAB.

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€7.5m settlement for woman paralysed ‘by parrot disease’
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€7.5m settlement for woman paralysed ‘by parrot disease’

A WOMAN who claimed she contracted a rare brain disease from parrots said she felt "free" last night after settling a damages claim for more than €7.5m. A lump sum of €3m is to be paid immediately to Patricia Ingle (22) who is paralysed and brain-damaged after contracting the disease in 2008. She claims it […]

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€7.5m settlement for woman paralysed ‘by parrot disease’
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€7.5m settlement for woman paralysed ‘by parrot disease’

A WOMAN who claimed she contracted a rare brain disease from parrots said she felt “free” last night after settling a damages claim for more than €7.5m.

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Artist gets €45,000 damages after hair fell out following ‘disastrous’ salon visit
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Artist gets €45,000 damages after hair fell out following ‘disastrous’ salon visit

A MOTHER-OF-THREE whose hair fell out after undergoing a colouring treatment at a hair salon has been awarded €45,000 in damages. Artist and painter Aileen Dunleavy sued Hair Republic of Galway over the  treatment in March 2007. At the High Court, Mr Justice Iarfhlaith Neill said he was quite satisfied the hairdresser was "wholly responsible" […]

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Artist gets €45,000 damages after hair fell out following ‘disastrous’ salon visit
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Artist gets €45,000 damages after hair fell out following ‘disastrous’ salon visit

A MOTHER-OF-THREE whose hair fell out after undergoing a colouring treatment at a hair salon has been awarded €45,000 in damages.

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Woman almost died of infection she suffered after breast operation
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Woman almost died of infection she suffered after breast operation

A young woman who almost died following a breast augmentation job had to have nine procedures and skin grafts to correct the damage. Kate Murray (25) from Dun Laoghaire spent a month in hospital suffering from septic shock and advanced cellulitis as a result of a post-operative infection. The breast augmentation procedure, which cost her […]

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Woman almost died of infection she suffered after breast operation
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Woman almost died of infection she suffered after breast operation

A young woman who almost died following a breast augmentation job had to have nine procedures and skin grafts to correct the damage.

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Best Procedure for Undergoing Horse Riding Injury Claims
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Best Procedure for Undergoing Horse Riding Injury Claims

The risk of suffering from horse riding accident injury and the compensation claims that can be done without the involvement of expensive lawyer & solicitors.

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Solicitor fees in Ireland — when you pay, and how much
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Solicitor fees in Ireland — when you pay, and how much

“No win, no fee” (sometimes described as “no foal, no fee”) is the way most accident claims or medical negligence claims in Ireland are taken.

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State facing drug compensation claims
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State facing drug compensation claims

The state is facing compensation claims from 17 former soldiers who were prescribed the controversial anti-malaria drug Lariam while serving in Africa with the UN. Several of the soldiers claim that they were given the drug even though their army medical files indicated it was unsuitable for them. The first of the 17 claims has […]

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State facing drug compensation claims
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State facing drug compensation claims

The state is facing compensation claims from 17 former soldiers who were prescribed the controversial anti-malaria drug Lariam while serving in Africa with the UN.

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Boy knocked off bicycle by reversing car awarded €87,000
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Boy knocked off bicycle by reversing car awarded €87,000

A young boy who was knocked off his bicycle by a neighbour reversing her car out of her driveway has been awarded €87,000 damages at the High Court. Cian Ryan (6), has been left with a limp and suffers recurring nightmares over the accident outside the home of his neighbour, Kishwar Shafqat, Foxborough Grove, Lucan, […]

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