Compensation

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Boy, 9, settles action over care at the time of his birth for €14m
Boy, 9, settles action over care at the time of his birth for €14m
Henry James Nally, his counsel told the High Court, suffered a catastrophic injury and has diplegic cerebral palsy

Fri, 29 Jul, 2022

MARY MULCHRONE; ADAM MULCHRONE
Family of student, 21, who died of blood poisoning settle against HSE
The hospital, the family's solicitor said, conceded there were failings and it had “let this young man down”. 

Wed, 27 Jul, 2022

Law Enforcement And Crime
Woman who fell off hotel stage at awards ceremony withdraws loss of earnings claim
Teresa Fermoyle withdrew her claim after she was shown stills from surveillance videos taken of her shopping

Tue, 26 Jul, 2022

Hospital apologises for 'deficits in care' after death of newborn
Hospital apologises for 'deficits in care' after death of newborn
Baby boy's parents settle action for damages over care provided at time of son's birth in 2017

Tue, 19 Jul, 2022

Judge's gavel and stethoscope on court room table.
Woman who fell on 'unorthodox' design footpath awarded €58k
She claimed the council created an unusual feature which effectively concealed its existence

Fri, 15 Jul, 2022

Law Enforcement And Crime
'One cannot sue oneself' — GAA club membership stops man's claim over clubhouse roof fall
The judge said it is a “long-standing legal principle” that a club, as an unincorporated association of persons, cannot be sued by one of its members

Fri, 15 Jul, 2022

Court upholds Cork woman's €302k award for old head injury worsened by car accident
Court upholds Cork woman's €302k award for old head injury worsened by car accident
Ms Jo-Ann O'Sullivan suffered constant and at times severe pain to her neck, shoulders and lower back, along with knee pain, as a result of the accident

Fri, 15 Jul, 2022

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Woman who slipped on icy path during 'appalling weather' awarded €117,000
Catia Haider was awarded €175,000, but will only get €117,000 after she was found one third responsible for her accident

Thu, 14 Jul, 2022

Dublin Airport hangar six dispute
Boy settles for €66k over second-degree burns from Aer Lingus hot chocolate spill
The boy has been left with a pale scar on his thigh

Tue, 12 Jul, 2022

General view of a goal post 21/8/2008
Boy settles for €60k over injuries suffered when goalpost fell on him at party
It was found the six-year-old boy had a posterior chest wall injury and was later diagnosed with a collapsed upper lobe of his left side lung

Wed, 06 Jul, 2022

Woman claiming to have been knocked down by child while pregnant loses €60k claim
Woman claiming to have been knocked down by child while pregnant loses €60k claim
The barrister for Lidl told the court: “From the extra footage it seems to me you put out your leg and you tripped up the child"

Mon, 04 Jul, 2022

Panda
Former refuse collector withdraws €350k injury claim against Panda Waste
The former binman said after the incident he was “motionless” on the vehicle’s floor in “very very severe pain”

Thu, 30 Jun, 2022

Woman with cerebral palsy settles case against National Maternity Hospital for €8.25m
Woman with cerebral palsy settles case against National Maternity Hospital for €8.25m
A solicitor for Rachel Barry said the settlement will allow her to live independently and 'do all the things we all take for granted'

Thu, 30 Jun, 2022

Law Enforcement And Crime
Tipperary family settle for €370k over former ESB worker's alleged exposure to asbestos
It was claimed Mr Noonan's alleged repeated exposure to asbestos fibres during the course of his employment with the ESB lead to his developing cancer

Mon, 27 Jun, 2022

Corry family settlement
'Ireland is no country to have a disabled child,' says mother after 17-year battle for son's care
Assumpta Corry broke down in tears as she told how the family have struggled to care for Ben who also cannot speak

Thu, 23 Jun, 2022

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Man, 42, with profound brain injury settles case for €10m over alleged delay in diagnosis
The marketing executive had two strokes 12 years ago and as a result of the brain injury can never work again

Thu, 23 Jun, 2022

Boy, 9, settles against Rotunda over alleged failure to diagnose pregnancy complication
Boy, 9, settles against Rotunda over alleged failure to diagnose pregnancy complication
Ricci Meehan’s mother appealed in court to hospitals and maternity units to now routinely screen at the 20-week scan for Vasa praevia

Wed, 22 Jun, 2022

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Child left with scar over her eyebrow after playground fall settles for €70k
Dublin City Council told the court an unknown third party had interfered with the mat which the girl is said to have tripped over

Mon, 20 Jun, 2022

Cork family of man, 36, who died of colon cancer settle for €1.75m over alleged delay in diagnosis
Cork family of man, 36, who died of colon cancer settle for €1.75m over alleged delay in diagnosis
They claimed the history of hereditary colon cancer in his family should have alerted the consultant to send him for genetic testing

Fri, 17 Jun, 2022

Law Enforcement And Crime
Mother rescued her two children from burning holiday home in Lahinch, court told
The father had told his wife and children to get out quickly after seeing flames and smoke emanating from the fuse box of the holiday home

Fri, 17 Jun, 2022

Law Enforcement And Crime
Cork supermarket supervisor gets increased award from steel girder falling on her leg
Joann Twomey, 52, who was awarded €189k over the accident at the Daybreak store, Blackpool, Cork, on April 27, 2015, had the award upped to €218k by the Court of Appeal after it dismissed defendant's appeal

Thu, 16 Jun, 2022

Cork University Hospital settles case for €6m over delay in diagnosing brain tumour in teenager
Cork University Hospital settles case for €6m over delay in diagnosing brain tumour in teenager
During the five months, a High Court judge was told, the teenager's mother 'besieged' CUH for help for her then-14-year-old son

Wed, 15 Jun, 2022

Test challenge by Waterford woman against personal injury award guidelines dismissed
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

Thu, 02 Jun, 2022

Judge dismisses 'utterly opportunistic' claims for 'minor injuries' from Cork bus crash
Judge dismisses 'utterly opportunistic' claims for 'minor injuries' from Cork bus crash
Judge O’Donohoe warned that such cases are costly to society and have become “a racket”.

Wed, 01 Jun, 2022

High Court allows labourer to take case against Cork County Council over crash in 2011
High Court allows labourer to take case against Cork County Council over crash in 2011
Samuel Field also initiated legal proceedings over the incident outside Cronin’s Filling Station near Ballylickey against Anne Cronin and a related company which operated the filling station

Tue, 31 May, 2022

Law Enforcement And Crime
Woman awarded €27k for roller-skating injury at Christmas outing 13 years ago
The incident happened when she was an 11-year-old schoolgirl during a Christmas day out with members of the Cool Kids youth club

Mon, 30 May, 2022

Dunnes worker awarded €161k for dislocating her ankle after falling off ladder
Dunnes worker awarded €161k for dislocating her ankle after falling off ladder
The court heard the accident was caused by the frame of the ladder which had come loose

Fri, 20 May, 2022

Toddler who suffered burns in Cork maternity hospital's post-natal test settles for €70k
Toddler who suffered burns in Cork maternity hospital's post-natal test settles for €70k
The court heard baby Ren Cotter suffered the injury when a glove with warm water was placed on his left foot to aid blood circulation

Thu, 19 May, 2022

Bride's wedding dress was ruined helping guest thrown from hotel buggy, court told
Bride's wedding dress was ruined helping guest thrown from hotel buggy, court told
The guest was awarded €17,500 for his head, back and knee injuries sustained after the driver of the buggy performed a handbrake-style turn

Thu, 12 May, 2022

Cork pensioner catastrophically injured by drunk driver in Malta gets €3.1m
Cork pensioner catastrophically injured by drunk driver in Malta gets €3.1m
David Cooley's solicitor alleged outside court that the driver who knocked his client down had been five times the drink-driving limit when arrested

Tue, 10 May, 2022

Woman, 24, settles case against Coombe over circumstances of her birth for €10.75m
Woman, 24, settles case against Coombe over circumstances of her birth for €10.75m
It was claimed she was allegedly caused to suffer chronic partial asphyxia during birth causing brain damage which has led to cerebral palsy

Tue, 10 May, 2022

Father whose wife and newborn baby died at Cork hospital settles High Court action
Father whose wife and newborn baby died at Cork hospital settles High Court action
Cork University Maternity Hospital offers unreserved apology to family of Marie Downey and her newborn son Darragh

Thu, 05 May, 2022

FIONA O'REGAN; DANIEL O'REGAN; DARRAGH O'REGAN
Boy, 13, settles 'fairly violent' Cork car crash case for €4m
The young boy had been on holiday in Co. Cork when a hire car driven by his father collided with a parked car

Tue, 03 May, 2022

TEMPLE STREET CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, DUBLIN. 19/8/98
'All I will have is memories,' says mother as girl, 12, settles spinal tumour diagnosis case
Her mother broke down in the High Court as she told how the young girl is “not going to last.”

Fri, 29 Apr, 2022

Family of mother-of-two who died of brain tumour aged 26 settle case over her medical care
Family of mother-of-two who died of brain tumour aged 26 settle case over her medical care
It was claimed when Laura McDonnell arrived at St James’s Hospital there were significant delays and she was advised to return the following morning

Tue, 26 Apr, 2022

Law Enforcement And Crime
Schoolboy who hurt hand in race to swimming pool door settles case for €37.5k
The boy's mother told the court her son suffered a cut to his forearm that extended from the elbow to the wrist.

Mon, 25 Apr, 2022

Tipperary girl hit by train behind her home settles case for €400k
Tipperary girl hit by train behind her home settles case for €400k
Mary Ryan later developed epilepsy and suffered seizures after the accident which happened when she was nine

Fri, 08 Apr, 2022

Twin boy, 5, who suffered brain injury at birth settles action for €19m
Twin boy, 5, who suffered brain injury at birth settles action for €19m
Adam’s mother, Loredana Dediu said her son "is not going to do anything for most of the time"

Tue, 29 Mar, 2022

Judge dismisses €60k claim for Limerick toddler who was stung by wasps at Dublin Zoo
Judge dismisses €60k claim for Limerick toddler who was stung by wasps at Dublin Zoo
The court heard there had been no evidence of a wasps' nest having fallen or that her injury had in any way been caused through fault of the zoo

Wed, 09 Mar, 2022

Limerick woman who injured back when bus braked suddenly is awarded €126,000
Limerick woman who injured back when bus braked suddenly is awarded €126,000
Ms Quaid had previously been diagnosed with Crohn's disease which, it was accepted, rendered her more vulnerable to injury

Wed, 09 Mar, 2022

Missing Persons week launch
Liam O'Driscoll: State must fund a compensation scheme for victims of violent crime 
Law Reform Commission consultation paper addresses the further difficulties victims face when seeking compensation

Mon, 07 Mar, 2022

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Mother of six left in coma after heart attack settles action against Kerry GP
The court heard that when Mrs Doyle presented with chest pain, she claims she should have been given aspirin and sent to hospital

Wed, 23 Feb, 2022

Girl who claims waterpark's pool fumes temporarily exacerbated her asthma settles for €40k
Girl who claims waterpark's pool fumes temporarily exacerbated her asthma settles for €40k
It was claimed that her eyes became red and sore and she began to cough and vomit

Thu, 17 Feb, 2022

Medical negligence and hospital accident payouts cost State €2.4bn since 2003
Medical negligence and hospital accident payouts cost State €2.4bn since 2003
The South/South West region, which includes CUH, University Hospital Waterford, University Hospital Kerry and South Tipperary General Hospital, paid out the most of any of the hospital groups

Mon, 14 Feb, 2022

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