Stryker set aside $1.5billion dollars for compensation for people injured with the Rejuvenate and ABGII metal-on-metal modular hip implants. With these implants when the hips metal components rub together in movement they create minute metallic debris that can enter the patient’s bloodstream and severely damage tissue and muscle. In addition to metallic debris in the […]

The Injuries Board have confirmed that 31,576 new claims were lodged with them in 2014 and that they made 12,420 awards last year. This figure is up by 16% from the previous year. The total amount awarded by The Board was €281 million compared to €245 million in 2013 which is an increase of 15%. […]

Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability and one of the leading causes of adult death in Ireland. It is estimated that by 2030 nearly one in every 25 adults will suffer a stroke. Most strokes can be broadly categorised as either haemorrhagic or ischemic. A haemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel ruptures, […]

Maria Flood a university employee who suffered serious personal injuries in a road traffic accident on the 5th of December 2011 at Maynooth County Kildare has been awarded €154,000 in damages by The High Court. The case came before The High Court as an assessment of damages with an agreement on liability already having been […]

Thousands of women  have been injured  by the insertion of trans-vaginal mesh implants. The mesh device is implanted beneath the mid-portion of a patient’s urethra and forms a sling designed to keep the urethra in place so it does not press on the bladder when someone coughs, sneezes, exercises or strains in other ways. In […]

Any person who has been unfortunate enough to be involved in an accident knows how difficult it can be to deal with Insurance Companies. Between having to notify your own Insurance Company and get estimates for repair costs for your vehicle, keeping receipts for all expenses incurred, trying  to get a response from the other […]

The Injuries Board processes all personal injury claims in Ireland to include motor, employer and public liability claims. The Injuries Board process is a paper based process and claimants can deal directly with the Board or choose to appoint a Solicitor to deal with their application. The Injuries Board process is as follows- An Application […]