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On June 16th, six students were killed and seven others were injured when a balcony collapsed during a birthday party in a fourth floor apartment in Berkeley, California. Inspectors employed by the City of Berkeley and others inspected the collapsed balcony and surrounding structure and noted there was extensive evidence of dry rot which likely […]

What is the basic duty of care? A person who owns, leases, occupies or controls property is negligent if he or she fails to use reasonable care to keep the property in reasonably safe condition. They must also use reasonable care to discover any unsafe conditions and to repair, replace or give adequate warnings of […]

A Jury in the United States has awarded $2.5 million dollars in compensatory damages to Ms Andrea Smith who underwent surgery to implant a DePuy ASR TM Acetabular system in her right hip in October 2006. In February 2007 Ms Smith had the same model device implanted in her left hip. After the devices were […]

When an injured accident victim makes a personal injury claim for compensation they almost invariably have to undergo an independent medical examination with an insurance company Doctor or by a Doctor arranged by the Injuries Board. It is important to properly prepare for this medical examination. The following issues are usually raised by the independent […]

A class re-call has been issued for the DePuy Synthes complete RCS knee system due to “higher rates of revision in Australia when the patella is not re-surfaced when compared to other un re-surfaced PS implants according to the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA Website). This is a class 2 re-call which means that […]

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 […]