A young schoolgirl has had a compensation settlement approved in court for an injury she sustained when she cut her finger in a shop accident.
Naoise Walsh was just six years of age when, in March 2011, she attempted to remove a drink carton from a fridge in the café of the Debenhams store in Henry Street, Dublin.
As she took the drink carton from the fridge, Naoise´s finger caught on the metal grill of the shelf and she suffered a severe laceration.
Bleeding profusely, Naoise was taken by ambulance to the Temple Street Children’s Hospital, in Dublin, where the wound was dressed.
Naoise returned to the hospital the following day for an examination of the finger injury under a general anaesthetic; but no tendon damage was found, the wound was stitched, and Naoise was discharged from hospital the same day.
Through her mother – Amy Walsh of Bluebell, Dublin – Amy made a compensation claim for a cut finger in a shop accident against the Debenhams store in Henry Street, who admitted liability for Naoise´s injury and offered €10,000 compensation.
As is required when a compensation settlement is agreed for a child, the settlement first has to be approved by a judge and – at the Circuit Civil Court in Dublin – Court President Mr Justice Raymond Groarke heard the circumstances of Naoise´s injury.
The judge approved the settlement of compensation for a cut finger in a shop accident and closed the case.