Category: Personal Injuries

  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 […]

  A boy who suffered facial cut during birth has been awarded €35,000. Approving a €35,000 settlement, the Judge told Leo Quinn he could barely see the scar on his mid-forehead which extended down his nose. The judge said it was a fair and reasonable settlement. Leo’s Counsel told the court that when Leo was […]

  A man who claimed he  fell on a staircase at a wedding venue in Cork has been awarded  €250,000.  He was later diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury. The man, John Rooney had been attending the wedding with his wife, Penny Rooney in 2018 when the accident happened. The family’s Counsel said in court […]

  A boy who was burnt by hot chocolate on an Aer Lingus flight has received a €66,000 Settlement. He suffered second degree burns when travelling to a family wedding in Spain in 2018. Allegedly the boy was instructed to remove the lid from the cup to add milk to the drink and the liquid […]

  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 […]

  A newborn baby suffered burns and blisters while at Cork University Maternity Hospital in 2020. The High Court has approved a €70,000 settlement in the case. The baby, Ren Cotter was about to undergo a heel prick test and was burned by a glove filled with warm water to stimulate blood flow. Barrister Doireann […]

A cyclist was catapulted from his bicycle when a van driver suddenly opened the door of his vehicle. He has been awarded €30,000 in damages in the Circuit Court for his injuries. He had been cycling along the roadway when the driver’s door of van had been suddenly opened in his path. The cyclist said […]

    Defective chair caused woman to injure her abdomen, back and buttock when she fell and hit the ground. She won despite the CCTV footage showing she did not impact the ground during the incident. Ms. Dudgeon was awarded €16,400 in damages at Galway Circuit Court after a contested civil action. She says she […]

    A young boy who claimed he was struck by an unsecured falling goalpost has been awarded €60,000. The incident happened six years ago at a birthday party, in a Dublin complex. Mr Justice Garrett Simons said that the boy was lucky to make a full recovery, from what could have been life-changing. The […]

A Ryanair employee has been awarded €84,790 by the High Court. She was injured when she slipped on greasy de-icing fluid in the plane. Ms. Nangle sued the airline over the accident. She suffered a spiral fracture which required surgery. She was incapacitated for numerous months and needed assistance in daily tasks due to the […]