Injury Compensation News
Workplace Injury News
Multi-Million Euro Settlement in Parrot Infection Case
A 22 year old woman, who contracted a rare disease while working in a Limerick pet shop, has been awarded what is believed to be the highest ever structured...
Brave Garda Officer Awarded 60,000 Euros for Internal Injury
A young female Garda has been commended in the High Court for her bravery and awarded 60,000 Euros for injuries she sustained in the apprehension of an...
Retired Garda Awarded 40,000 Euros for Service Injury
A former Garda, who sustained neck and arm injuries in the apprehension of a motorbike thief, has been awarded 40,000 Euros in Garda compensation at the High...
Soldier´s Widow to Receive 300,000 Euros Compensation
The widow of a peace-keeping soldier, who was killed in a landmine explosion more than twenty years ago, has had a compensation settlement of 300,000 Euros...
Garda Hero Awarded 100,000 Euros for Stab Injury
A Garda officer, who was injured trying to disarm a crazed knifeman, has been awarded 100,000 Euros for the physical and psychological injuries he received...
Medical Negligence News
Brain Damaged at Birth Girl Receives 2 Million Euros Partial Settlement
A seven year old girl, brain damaged at birth due to a delayed delivery, has had an initial settlement of 2 million Euros approved in the High Court by Mr...
Two Million Euro Partial Settlement Paid for Birth Injury
Mister Justice John Quirke has approved a partial settlement of €2m in the High Court for Brid Courtney of Ardfert, County Kerry, who suffered a brain injury...
HSE Apologises For Surgical Errors: Admits Liability in High Court Case
The Health Services Executive (HSE) has apologised in the High Court for surgical errors that lead to the death of Michael Devane of Killarney, County Kerry....
464,000 Euro Settlement Approved for 14 Year Old Boy with Shoulder Dystocia
Mr Justice John Quirke was quoted as having “no hesitation” in approving an award of 464,000 Euros to 14-year-old Gavin Dowling as compensation for sustaining...
Medical Negligence Victims Should be Cautious With New HSE Complaints Procedure
The Health Service Executive (HSE) is launching a new complaints procedure called “Your Service, Your Say” that is aimed at obtaining both positive and...
Latest Injury News
€1,118 Personal Injury Compensation Payout for Woman Mocked because of her Accent
An industrial tribunal has awarded compensation to a woman who was mocked because of her west Belfast accent and also harassed for being female. The incident...
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...
€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...
Dublin Zoo Compensation of €25,000 for Boy who Witnessed Tapir Attack his Young Sister
A 10-year-old schoolboy has been awarded €25,000 in the Circuit Civil Court after he witnessed an attack at Dublin on his toddler sister by a Brazilian tapir...
Hospital Neglignce News
HSE Acknowledges Errors in Gardai Sergeants Death
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has issued a public apology in the High Court, to the family of a Garda sergeant who died after giving birth to twins at...
Delayed Birth Injuries Compensated after 27 Year Wait
A woman, who developed cerebral palsy after her birth was needlessly delayed in 1984, has secured a 3 million Euro compensation settlement in the High Court....
Rib Negligence Claim Settled
A woman who awoke from surgery to discover her right arm was paralysed, has settled her claim for medical negligence against St. James’s Hospital in Dublin....
DePuy Hip Implant Revision Surgery Commences
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has reported that the first revision surgeries for patients implanted with the recalled DePuy ASR Hip Replacement Systems...
Five Year Old Cerebral Palsy Girl Awarded 1.3 Million Euros Interim Settlement
Five year old Kate Murphy of Fethard, County Tipperary is to receive an interim compensation payment of 1.3 million Euros after South Tipperary General...
Multi Party Claims
Ectopic Pregnancy Negligence Claim Resolved
A woman, who was transferred between hospitals while in severe and continuous pain from her ectopic pregnancy, has been awarded 75,000 Euros in personal...
Cerebral Palsy Victim to Receive 2.5 Million Euros Compensation
A 23 year old woman, who sustained cerebral palsy due to the alleged mis-management of her birth, has agreed to an out-of-court settlement amounting to 2.5...
Judge Criticises Delay in Periodic Compensation Scheme
Mr Justice John Quirke has spoken out against delays in introducing “periodic payment orders” for personal injury compensation cases in which catastrophic...
Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis Compensation Approved in Court
A man, whose wife died from breast cancer after being misdiagnosed as all clear, has had a 110,000 Euro settlement approved in the High Court. Ann Moriaty was...
Multi-Million Euro Settlement in Parrot Infection Case
A 22 year old woman, who contracted a rare disease while working in a Limerick pet shop, has been awarded what is believed to be the highest ever structured...
Birth Injury News
Boy Awarded 4.5 Million Euro for Severe Birth Injury
Mr Justice John Quirke of the High Court has approved a €4.5 million settlement for Evan Doyle, of Mountain Close, Cartron View, Sligo, for cerebral palsy...
Birth Injury Results in 500,000 Euro Compensation
Emma Dempsey, now aged 11, suffered shoulder injuries during her birth will have limited function in her right arm and shoulder for the rest of her life. As...
HSE Pays 300,000 euro Settlement in Birth Injury Case
Daniel James O’Connell of Portlaoise, County Laois has secured a €300,000 in settlement from the Health Service Executive (HSE) of a High Court claim for...