Injury Compensation News
Compensation for victims of car passenger accidents can often be higher than that awarded to the driver. This is because in many cases the driver has had the opportunity to brace themselves before impact, whereas the passenger may not have. In Ireland, car passenger accidents frequently involve women and children who have weaker neck muscles, resulting in more extensive whiplash injuries which require a longer healing period. This is just one example of how car passenger accidents compensation can be influenced by the circumstances of the injury, and it is in your best interests to seek the counsel of a solicitor when making compensation claims for car passenger accidents.
Wednesday, 19 May, 2010
Twelve Irish organisations have signed the European Road Safety Charter in Dublin today. The European Union statistics for 2008 show that there were 1.3 million road traffic accidents, 39,000 road deaths, and 1.6 million injuries. It is estimated that road traffic injuries cost about 2% of European GDP.
The charter focuses on reducing the number of road traffic accidents in Europe with measures that improve vehicle safety, road infrastructure safety, and driver behaviour.
The twelve new Irish signatories of the European Road Safety Charter are Cavan Area Rural Transport, Community Transport Association of Ireland, Dún Laoghaire – Rathdown County Council, ECO Unesco, Headway Ireland, Irish Medical Organisation, Irish Road Haulage Association, Metroplex Ireland, Shell, The Irish Insurance Federation, Vantastic, and World Rally Team Ireland.
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Monday, 15 February, 2010
Ben McHale, now four years old of Fethard Road, Clonmel, Co Tipperary, had a settlement of €2.9 million approved by Mr Justice John Quirke in the High Court for suffering blindness and brain injuries in a car accident. The car was driven by the child’s mother, Disislave McHale, who was driving the car without insurance. The case was taken against the Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland since the car was not insured. As the plaintiff was underage, the case was taken by his uncle William McHale, acting as the “next friend” guardian.
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Thursday, 26 November, 2009
A Waterford man has just made a settlement for £3m in compensation for road traffic accident injuries in an accident that cost the lives of two other people.
Owen Griffin, aged 26 and from Waterford, was asleep in the back of a vehicle that was involved in a head-on collision with a motorcycle in Scotland. The claim was made against the driver of the car in which Owen Griffin was a seat-belted passenger.
The accident happened in March 2004 and resulted in a coma and brain injuries. Owen Griffen has been living in an assisted living home in Waterford since February 2007.
The settlement was made out of court prior to a High Court hearing in Belfast (the driver was from Omagh in County Tyrone).
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