Court cuts €96k award for man's injuries from truck rear-ending to €55k

The judge said there was no basis for allowing a sum for future surgery as it had not been established, as a matter of probability, that it will be required

Last November, Ms Justice Carmel Stewart awarded him €96,758. The award included €75,000 in general damages in relation to a shoulder injury he suffered and the judge "uplifted", or increased, this by €15,000 for additional injuries. A further €6,758 was awarded in special damages for him to obtain orthopaedic surgery. File photo: iStock

A €96,000 award to a man who was injured when a lorry rear-ended his car in stationary traffic has been cut to €55,000 by the Court of Appeal.

Derek Coughlan (60) of Meadowmount, Churchtown, Dublin, sued CGR Construction Ltd, of Ashbourne, and Niall O'Sullivan of Kilbride, both Co Meath, over the accident on the Malahide Road, Dublin, on August 13, 2020.