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Settlement of €15m in case of woman injured while passenger in car
A 22-year-old woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury as a child when she was in a car which crashed while being driven by her father, has settled a High Court action for €15 million.
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Family in falling lift incident at Kerry hotel ‘extremely traumatised’
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More personal injury cases to be heard remotely with new technology
Personal injury cases involving witnesses can now be heard remotely following the roll-out of more advanced technology, the Courts Service of Ireland has announced. There were difficulties with the Pexip platform used for remote hearings since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in cases involving witnesses rather than simply involving affidavits. It was not possible with […]
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PIP implants victims ‘elated’ by compensation win
Thousands of women who were victims of the PIP breast implant scandal should receive compensation, a French appeal court has decided.
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Apology made in €2.5m settlement over ‘deficits in care’ during birth of girl who has cerebral palsy
The HSE and Sligo University Hospital have apologised in the High Court to the family of a five-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who had sued
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Some serious injury awards set to increase under new guidelines, analysis reveals
Some awards for more serious injuries will actually increase under new guidelines approved by judges.
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Husband whose wife died of cardiac arrest at work gets €300,000 settlement over allegedly faulty defibrillator
A man has secured a €300,000 settlement against a defibrillator manufacturer and supplier of his action over the death of his wife after she suffered a cardiac arrest in her workplace cafeteria.
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Personal injury guidelines ‘swing pendulum too far’ in favour of insurers
New personal injury guidelines coming into effect tomorrow will give insurers too much of an advantage over claimants, the Law Society of Ireland has said.
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Over €2.5m spent on setting up CervicalCheck tribunal — and just three claims lodged
More than €1.6m was spent in fitting out the new tribunal offices which are being rented at a cost of more than €415,000 per year when service charges are taken into account.
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Publicans entitled to legal costs against FBD over Covid disruption case
The High Court has ruled that four publicans who won significant test actions over FBD’s failure to pay out on business disruption claims caused by Covid-19, are entitled to their legal costs, but not on the highest scale.
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Man secures €46,000 settlement after metal shutter fell on his head
A man who suffered a minor head injury after a heavy metal shutter fell on his head at a Dunnes Stores outlet has secured €46,000 under a settlement of his High Court action.
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Personal injuries board delayed authorising claims until new guidelines, High Court told
Five children who want to bring personal injury cases over alleged psychological injuries in road collisions have taken High Court proceedings against the Personal Injuries Assessment Board over its failure to issue the necessary authorisations.
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