Claim against oil agent’s wife dismissed

A $162m (€115m) claim by an American company against the wife of an Irish oil broker has been dismissed by the High Court in Dublin.
Mr Justice Daniel Herbert said that while he would dismiss the claim against Sandra O’Neill, he would continue to hear the claim against her husband, Ed O’Neill, on Sept 23.

Mr O’Neill, of Attracta Rd, Cabra, Dublin, is the son of Edward O’Neill Sr, who was killed in the Dublin-Monaghan bombing in 1974. He and his wife were sued over an alleged failure to honour an agreement to share a $300m (€213m) consulting fee associated with an oil deal.