CARELESSNESS IN the HSE caused an eight-year delay in processing an elderly woman’s application for a public...
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Man gets 10m euro damages over sleepwalking naked libel
A businessman has been awarded 10m euro damages – the highest libel award in the history of the Irish state – after an incident in which he sleep-walked naked.
Slips and trips the main workplace risks
One in five people who slip and trip at work are absent for over a month, according to the Health and Safety Authority. The...
Working group on payments for catastrophic injuries set up
The President of the High Court, Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns, has established a working group to examine how damages are...
More than 4,000 adverse incidents occur in Irish hospitals each month
MORE THAN 4,000 adverse incidents occur in Irish hospitals each month, new figures show. The figures, which include major...
No surge in weather claims, says body
Preliminary figures from InjuriesBoard.ie, the operating name of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, show that it...
Injuries Board awards fall sharply
Compensation totalling €200 million was awarded in respect of 8,645 personal injury claimants last year, according to...
The Hidden Side of the Oil Remediation Industry: Microclean’s Shocking Defamation Lawsuit Case
In the case of Gerard McDonnell trading as Microclean Environmental v. Dawson Adair, the High Court ruled on a libel action...
Passengers found to 40% liable for injuries
THE SUPREME Court has warned anyone who chooses to travel as a passenger in a car driven by a person whom they know, or...