350,000 Euros Compensation Awarded for Fatal Forklift Accident

by | Nov 1, 2011

The family of a Lithuanian man, who was crushed to death by a forklift while working in a lighting store in County Wexford, has been awarded 349,600 Euros for his wrongful death in the High Court.

Rimydas Valteras of New Ross, County Wexford, was employed at Harte Designs of Adamstown, County Wexford when, in April 2006 he the fatal accident occurred. Rimydas had been standing on a forklift operated by fellow employee Emmet Delany, when it crashed into shelving causing him to sustain fatal crush injuries which resulted in his death.

Mr Justice John Quirke heard at the High Court that the accident occurred just two weeks after Rimydas´ wife, Rasa, had purchased tickets for herself and their two young children to fly to Ireland to establish a new life together, and that the two defendants – Emmet Delany and Harte Designs – both accepted liability in Rasa´s forklift accident claim for compensation.

Calculating that Rimydas would have earned between 400.00 and 500.00 Euros per week had his employment continued, Mr Justice John Quirke awarded Rasa and her family the sum of 325,000 Euros with an additional 24,600 Euros to compensate for the mental distress she had suffered.

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