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Woman who tripped over own dog at pet store loses High Court damages action
Carole Vickery claimed she broke her leg after tripping on a lip of a doorway at Petzone in Dublin
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Payout reduced for woman injured after alleged fall in Dunnes Stores
The Court of Appeal (CoA) has reduced an award by €20,000 to a woman who claimed she broke her ankle when she fell off a step-ladder while organising shelves at Dunnes Stores five years ago. The supermarket chain appealed the €120,000 High Court award made to 55-year-old Gunta Kadege, of Butlersgrange, Tullow, Co Carlow. The […]
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Cork council paid out €1.1m compensation for footpath-related injuries in nine months
Average of €33,387 per claim for 34 slips, trips and falls in first nine months of 2022
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Bus driver awarded €60,000 for slip on black ice
A bus driver who slipped on black ice at the top of a staircase in a common area of his apartment block has been awarded more than €60,000 by the High Court against the apartment managers. Shakur Ahmed (53), Castlegrange Square, Clondalkin, Dublin, fractured his elbow when he fell down an entire flight of stairs […]
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Settlement of €25k Awarded to Child (5) After Fracturing Elbow on Halting Site
Although the boy had made a full recovery, the incident had left him with left with a scar of just under two inches due to a surgical procedure.
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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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‘Inappropriate’ for building company to suggest alcohol was a factor in woman’s fall on site – judge
A judge has told a Dublin building company it was entirely inappropriate of them to suggest that a woman, who fell over site works and broke her wrist, had admitted she had been under the influence of alcohol at the time. Judge Kathryn Hutton told Gowna Construction Limited there was no evidence to substantiate its […]
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