Injury Claims Archives

The Medicines and Product Healthcare Regulatory Agency in the United Kingdom has issued a medical device alert for Action 3 Junior manual wheelchairs manufactured by Invacare. The medical device alert was issued on the 29th March 2011. The problem with the wheelchairs is that the push bar clamping brackets have failed resulting in a loss […]

A leading medical lawyer has blasted the Government for failing to introduce legislation to regulate the use of sunbeds.  Liam Moloney said today that the available evidence indicates that the cosmetic use of sun beds, especially by minors, should be banned because of the associated increase of skin cancer and other health problems. He said […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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. […]

The lack of statutory regulation in the past of injectable cosmetic treatments like botox in Ireland has been criticised. However in a new development the Irish Medicines Boards has now been made responsible for the regulation and enforcement of cosmetics legislation. Liam Moloney, Personal Injuries Solicitor, Naas said today, “More and more people are being […]

Single seat push chairs, “Classic V1” & “Sport V2” models which pose a risk of injury or cuts because a finger could get caught in  the hinge of the push chairs during folding or unfolding have been recalled by the distributor. The models in question Classic V1 – 0208/0001 to 0510/0906 and Sport V2 – […]