Moloney Solicitors in Naas have been nominated for an award in the Kildare Entrepreneurial Awards which take place on Friday the 8th of April 2011 in the Killashee House Hotel. The firm has been nominated as one of 4 finalists in the category for Best Service Providers. Speaking today Liam Moloney Solicitors said, “We are […]
Weil’s Disease from Contaminated Soil and Water
Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease usually caused by exposure to contaminated water from the urine of infected animals. It affects humans and animals. Symptoms include high fevers, severe headaches, chills, muscle ache, vomiting, jaundice, stomach pain and diarrhoea. If untreated it can cause kidney damage, meningitis and liver failure may follow. The most severe cases […]
Flight Attendant awarded £84,000 for Toxic Cabin Injuries
A flight attendant has successfully sued East-West Airlines after she fell ill breathing “toxic” air on an airplane. Joanne Turner was taken ill during a flight from Sydney to Brisbane in 1992 on a British built aircraft when smoke infiltrated the cabin. Ms. Turner, who was 5 months pregnant at the time developed a long […]
66% Rise in Illegal Medicines Seized in 2010
The Irish Medicines Board has confirmed a 66% rise in the quantity of illegal medicinal products seized in 2010. 822,000 dosage units of counterfeit and illegal medicines were seized in 2010. There has been a 5 fold increase in the number of illegal weight loss products seized. Some of these products when tested were found […]
Cork Woman Injured in Road Accident Awarded €212,608
Michelle Murphy, a 36 year old married woman, who was injured in a road traffic accident on the 13th November 2006, has been awarded a total sum of €212,000 from the High Court. Ms. Murphy suffered injuries to her right shoulder, neck, back and chest in the accident. She has not been in a position […]
What is the Injuries Board?
The Injuries Board measures the level of compensation for people who have sustained personal injuries in road, work and public place accidents. It can only deal with cases where there is no dispute on liability. The Board relies solelynon medical reports furnished to them as they never hear from claimants as to how their injuries […]
Majority of Student Gardai Not Covered by Garda Compensation Act
Hundreds of student Gardai who may sustain personal injuries maliciously inflicted upon them in the performance of their duties are being excluded from the provisions of the Garda Siochana Compensation Act. The compensation scheme which is administered by the Department of Justice allows Gardai maliciously injured on duty to claim compensation from the High Court. […]
More Gardai to make Third Party Compensation Claims
A recent High Court decision in which three Gardai sought compensation for injuries maliciously inflicted on them resulted in very small awards. The cases, which took a number of years to come to Court, involved Gardai who had been maliciously injured on duty. The State heavily contested the case and argued that the injuries were […]
Withdrawal of DePuy ASR Resurfacing Hip Implants
The ASR device has been withdrawn due to adverse results higher than expected revision rates. The revision rate at 5 years in the National Joint Registry is 12% for ASR resurfacing and 13% for stemmed ASR components. All patients with these components have been advised that the device has been withdrawn and they are under […]
Cavan Man Kicked by Bullock Wins Supreme Court Appeal
Patrick Lynch, a yard man, who was employed by Cavan Co-op Mart suffered an injury to his scrotum when he was kicked by a limousine bullock at Cavan Mart on the 24th October 2003. Mr. Lynch sustained significant trauma to the scrotum which gave rise to a haemorrhage which caused damage to his right testicle. […]
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