Woman Awarded €8000 over fall
A young woman in her twenties was recently awarded compensation by the Circuit Court after telling a Judge that she took pain killers to go to discos and get on with her life. Ciara Byrne from Dublin claimed she injured her back on her way back from the smoking area of a bar in Finglas […]
Personal Injury Claim – HOC in High Court settlement
Healy O’Connor recently acted for an injured claimant who suffered a severe personal injury to her knee in a pile up on a motor way. Unfortunately, the claimant was the first car in the pile up and suffered the brunt of the initial collision and subsequent collisions from the cars behind resulting in this very serious […]
Girl Who Fell in Playground and Suffered Injury Settles High Court Case for €70,000
A young girl who tripped in a playground and suffered a cut to her forehead has settled a High Court action for €70,000. The girl was four when she fell over a black rubber mesh mat in the playground as it was allegedly protruding from the grass. Her mother sued Dublin City Council over […]
Girl Awarded €26,500 after Falling off Chair in TK Maxx
The High Court has approved a €26,500 settlement over an accident in a clothing store involving a five-year-old girl. The girl, now aged 17, suffered a cut to her forehead and nose when she climbed onto the chair in TK Maxx and it fell. “It seems this is a case that would have failed […]
Woman Who Fell on Footpath Awarded €58,000
A woman has been awarded €58,741 by the High Court after she fell stepping off a pavement. Ms Keane, from Co Roscommon, sued Donegal Co Council after she fractured her elbow in the accident in 2018. The Judge awarded her €117,482, but as she found Ms Keane was 50 per cent liable by failing […]
