Injury Compensation News
Workplace Injury News
€1.16m Back Injury Compensation for Garda and former Tipperary Hurler
The Minister for Finance Pascal Donohoe has approved paying €1.16m back injury compensation to a garda and former captain of the Tipperary county hurling team...
Former Ryanair Cabin Crew Member Awarded €30k Work Injury Compensation
Judge Francis Comerford in the Circuit Civil Court awarded air hostess Laura Albacete, from Manelvidal, Vielha, Spain, €30,000 €30,000 work injury damages...
€37k award for Woman in Sexual Harrassment Case
The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has awarded a €37,000 payout to a woman who claim that she was sexually harassed and had felt pressurised to massage...
Former Cemetery Hr Manager Awarded €47,500 in Unfair Dismissal Compensation
An unfair dismissal compensation award of €47,500 has been awarded to a former human resources manager at a cemetery by the Workplace Relations Commission....
Garda Appeals for Right to Sue for Fingernail Injury Compensation
Garda Noel Callan, who suffered with a disfigured fingernail injury after a patrol car door slammed on the small finger of his left hand while he was tending...
Medical Negligence News
Guidelines Could Prevent More Syntocinon Birth Injury Claims
The State Claims Agency has said that a consistent set of guidelines should be compiled for birth-inducing drugs to prevent more Syntocinon birth injury...
HSE Found Liable in Hydrocephalus Brain Injury Claim
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has been found liable in a hydrocephalus brain injury claim after a hearing at the High Court. Ava Kiernan started...
Interim Settlement of a Cerebral Palsy Claim Approved
An interim settlement of a cerebral palsy claim against the Kerry General Hospital has been approved in court in favour of a three--year-old girl. Skye...
Abuse of Care Home Residents Investigated by HSE
Alleged abuse of care home residents at the Áras Attracta care centre is being investigated by the HSE after being exposed in an RTÉ documentary. The...
Compensation for Teenager´s Birth Injury Approved in Court
A settlement of compensation for a teenager´s birth injury has been approved in court after a judge agreed it would be difficult to prove full liability. Emma...
Latest Injury News
€5,000 Unfair Dismissal Award for Bus Driver
€5,000 compensation for unfair dismissal has been awarded to Kenneth Folman, a former Bus Éireann worker who had been dismissed from his position following...
Bouncy Castle Accident Compensation of €40k for Boy who Broke Elbow in Fall
€40,000 personal injury compensation has been awarded to a boy who broke his left elbow in an accident involving a bouncy castle. The young male, Rean Jay...
Dog Attack Accident Compensation of €121,917 Awarded to Woman
At the High Court €121,917 personal injury compensation has been awarded to a women who was attacked and bitten by a large pit bull terrier at her friend's...
Girl Award €80k Car Passenger Compensation after Aunt Suffered Partial Seizure while Driving
At the High Court a €80,000 car accident injury compensation settlement has been approved by the High Court for a girl who suffered with injuries following a...
High Court Action for Smear Test Reporting Negligence Compensation Settled for Terminally Ill Woman
At the High Court a compensation action for a 46-year-old terminally ill mother-of-four in relation to the alleged incorrect reporting of three of her smear...
Hospital Neglignce News
Guidelines Could Prevent More Syntocinon Birth Injury Claims
The State Claims Agency has said that a consistent set of guidelines should be compiled for birth-inducing drugs to prevent more Syntocinon birth injury...
Interim Settlement of a Cerebral Palsy Claim Approved
An interim settlement of a cerebral palsy claim against the Kerry General Hospital has been approved in court in favour of a three--year-old girl. Skye...
Judge Denies Lump Sum Compensation Settlement
A High Court judge has denied a plaintiff a lump sum compensation settlement, saying that it would be catastrophic if he approved it and the money ran out...
Abuse of Care Home Residents Investigated by HSE
Alleged abuse of care home residents at the Áras Attracta care centre is being investigated by the HSE after being exposed in an RTÉ documentary. The...
Government Announces New Symphysiotomy Redress Scheme
The government has announced a new symphysiotomy redress scheme to compensate women who underwent symphysiotomy and pubiotomy procedures between the 1940s and...
Multi Party Claims
€108,000 Personal Accident Compensation in Relation to Psychiatric Nurse’s Injuries in Supermarket & Car Crash
Following suffering injuries in a car accident in 2015 and a slip in a supermarket accident just a couple of months later, a retired psychiatric nurse has...
Compensation Claims likely Following Confirmation of Public Service Card Data Breach
It is extremely likely the State will face a barrage of compensation claims following revelations that the gathering of data during the issuing of Public...
Girl (7) Awarded €35,000 Creche Abuse Compensation
A 7-year-old girl who was filmed in 2013 attempting to walk as she was tied into a chair and left unattended to cry during nap time has been awarded €35,000....
Thalidomide Group Happy with Ruling to Allow Discovery of State Documents
A legal hearing has been adjourned at the High Court until November following the filing of several thalidomide compensation claims. Producers of the German...
Thalidomide Compensation Cases Adjourned by High Court until November
The High Court has adjourned, for further case management, 26 personal injury compensation claims in relation to the use of the drug Thalidomide until...
Birth Injury News
Report Reveals Most Common Clinical Incidents in Ireland
The State Claims Agency has published a report revealing the most common clinical incidents in Ireland and the cost of settling clinical negligence claims....
Toxic Chemical Exposure Claims at Casement Airbase
The Journal published an article about toxic chemical exposure claims at Casement Airbase and the effects chemicals had on servicemen and their families....
Unprotected Chemical Exposure Claims against the Defence Forces
New unprotected chemical exposure claims against the Defence Forces, made by a former Baldonnel-based air corps mechanic, have been published in the Journal....
Claims for Birth Defects due to taking Epilim
Claims for birth defects due to taking Epilim while pregnant have been made in France on behalf of up to 4,100 children with foetal valproate syndrome. Epilim...
Sanofi Acknowledges Valproate Birth Defect Claims
The drug manufacturer Sanofi has issued a statement acknowledging the valproate birth defect claims being made against the company in a French class action....