Injury Compensation News
Workplace Injury News
€31,000 Car Accident Compensation for Limerick Garda
Garda, and former Limerick hurler, Nigel Carey (46), of Croom, Co Limerick, was injured when the Garda patrol car he was travelling in was rear ended in...
Sexual Harassment Claims Made by Healthcare Workers Against Patients
Five members of staff employed in the State healthcare system took sexual harassment claims over the last number of years, claiming they were assaulted by...
Making a Claim for a Hearing Loss at Work
To ensure you receive an appropriate settlement of compensation when you make a claim for a hearing loss at work, discuss your case with an injury solicitor....
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....
Man Awarded Compensation for Slipping on a Path at Work
A former sewerage plant employee has been awarded compensation for slipping on a path at work after a judge found him 40% responsible for his accident. On 3rd...
Medical Negligence News
Interim Obstetrician Negligence Compensation Payment Approved
A High Court judge has approved a further interim payment of obstetrician negligence compensation in favour of an eight-year-old boy who suffers from cerebral...
Meningitis Medical Negligence Claim Resolved at Court
A County Wicklow teenager´s meningitis medical negligence claim for compensation has been resolved after a High Court hearing at which her settlement of...
Family Receive Compensation for Failure to Diagnose Cancer
The family of a woman who died from an undiagnosed tumour in her abdomen is to receive €62,500 compensation for the failure to diagnose cancer. Sharon...
Compensation for Missed Knee Fracture Approved in Court
A young woman, whose opportunity to compete in the Special Olympics was denied due to medical negligence, has had her settlement of compensation for a missed...
Court Approves Compensation for Delayed Delivery
The High Court has approved an interim settlement of €1.5 million compensation for the delayed delivery of a young girl who now has cerebral palsy due to the...
Latest Injury News
Car Park Slip Accident Results in €75,000 Injury Compensation for Public Servant
At the High Court €75,000 in compensation has been awarded to a female public servant who fell in an office car park, fracturing her ankle in the process. The...
Homeless Man Involved in Bus Accident Awarded €2m Compensation
At the High Court €2m bus accident compensation settlement has been awarded to a homeless man who was left in a paralysed from the waist down. The accident...
€80,000 for Boy (8) Left Scarred after Attack by Grandmother’s Dog
A High Court personal injury claim action has been settled for €80,000 in favour of a young boy who was attacked by his grandmother’s dog when he was playing...
Publicians take FBD Insurance to Court over Refusal to Pay Business Interruption Compensation
The Commercial Court has heard arguments that the basis of the claims by Insurance company FBD that it is not obliged to paying publicans’ business...
Footgolf Injury Sees Man Awarded €16,000 Personal Injury Compensation
A foot injury that was sustained in a accident with a concealed metal spike has resulted in a amatuer goalkeeper being awarded €16,000 personal injury...
Hospital Neglignce News
HSE Investigates Death of Baby Born at Mullingar Hospital
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has launched an investigation into the death of a baby born at the Mullingar Hospital in County Westmeath in August. A...
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...
NHS Settles Mother´s Claim for Failure to Treat DVT
An NHS Trust in Northern Ireland has settled a mother´s claim for a failure to treat DVT at the start of a hearing at the Crown Court in Belfast. The unnamed...
Woman Allowed to Claim for Adverse Reaction to Steroids
A Cork woman has been granted permission to pursue her claim for an adverse reaction to steroids against the pharmaceutical company Pfizer after a High Court...
Family Receive Compensation for Failure to Diagnose Cancer
The family of a woman who died from an undiagnosed tumour in her abdomen is to receive €62,500 compensation for the failure to diagnose cancer. Sharon...
Multi Party Claims
Compensation Payment to Donegal Widow Under ‘Lost at Sea’ Scheme
A Donegal widow, Winifred Byrne, who had secured the Ombudsman’s support for State compensation over exclusion from a Government scheme has finally been sent...
22% Increase in State Compensation Claims
A recent report by the State Claim Agency has revealed that there was an increase in the cost of compensation claims taken against the State, bringing the...
Claiming Compensation for a Botched Lip Implant
Seek professional legal advice before claiming compensation for a botched lip implant to make sure you are eligible to claim for injury compensation. Claims...
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....
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...
Birth Injury News
UN Says State should Allow Terminations for Fatal Foetal Abnormalities
The United Nations´ Human Rights Committee has said that Ireland should revise the Eighth Amendment to allow terminations for fatal foetal abnormalities....
Compensation Awards made by the High Court under Attack
A representative of the motor insurance industry has claimed that judges need educating about who pays for compensation awards made by the High Court. The...
Is an Anembryonic Pregnancy Misdiagnosis Medical Negligence in Ireland?
An anembryonic pregnancy misdiagnosis is medical negligence in Ireland but your entitlement to injury compensation will depend on several factors. An...
Health Service Medical Negligence Claims Double in Five Years
According to figures released by the State Claims Agency, health service medical negligence claims against the HSE have almost doubled within the past five...
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...