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High Court: Defendant estopped from relying on Statute of Limitations following admission of liability and settlement requests
The High Court has held that a defendant was estopped from relying on the Statute of Limitations 1957 based on a clear and unequivocal admission of liability prior to the institution of personal injuries proceedings. The defendant had attempted to enter settlement negotiations with the plaintiff’s solicitor prior to the expiration of two years to bring the claim but no settlement occurred.
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Family of man who needs full-time care after being crushed by forklift settles actions for €3m
Eugeniu Lazari suffered catastrophic injuries in the accident at a premises in Dublin Port in 2019
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Woman’s ‘opportunistic’ €60,000 personal injuries claim thrown out
A 51-year-old Malahide, Co Dublin, woman, whose €60,000 personal injuries claim has been thrown out in the Circuit Civil Court, was described as “opportunistic” by the judge.
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High Court: Applicant fails in challenge to PIAB assessment based on inadequate reasoning for €11,000 award
The High Court has dismissed a challenge to an award by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) where the applicant claimed that inadequate reasons were provided for its decision. The applicant had an application for compensation assessed at €11,000 and it was claimed that PIAB did not properly outline how the Personal Injuries Guidelines were […]
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Award for supermarket supervisor injured by steel girder increases to €218,000
The Court of Appeal has increased to €218,000 a €189,000 award over injuries to a supermarket supervisor when a steel girder fell on her leg in the store.
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Insurers urged to deliver cuts after challenge to guidelines slashing minor injury awards fails
Personal Injuries Assessment Board hopes ruling will lead to more cases resolved without litigation
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High Court rejects challenge to PI guidelines
The Government and the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) have welcomed a High Court judgment that rejected a legal challenge to the Personal Injuries Guidelines.
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Body-building garda withdraws injury claims after weightlifting video shown in court
A bodybuilding garda who withdrew two separate personal injury claims after video was played in the High Court showing her lifting weights exceeding 40kg.
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Man settles High Court case for €6m over five-month delay in diagnosing his brain tumour
A man who sued over a five-month delay in diagnosing his brain tumour when he was a teenager has settled his High Court action for more than €6m.
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Woman awarded €16,400 in fall from defective chair in Supermacs
A woman who claimed she injured her buttock, back and abdomen when she hit the ground, having fallen from a defective chair in Supermacs, has won her case for damages despite CCTV showing she did not impact the ground during the incident.
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Personal injury claims related to allegedly staged road crash struck out
Judge Karen Fergus said no wonder insurance premiums so high given time and expense spent on failed cases
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Test challenge by Waterford woman against personal injury award guidelines dismissed
Bridget Delaney from Dungarvan in Co. Waterford claimed the appropriate award for her injury was between €18,000 and €34,000. She was awarded €3,000 last year
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