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 […]
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How can my Solicitor help me with my Injuries Board Claim?
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 […]
Medical Malpractice in Ireland Today
Recent figures released by the Courts Service of Ireland indicate that the number of medical malpractice claims being brought by injured patients has increased each year since 2010. Medical Malpractice claims can be brought against General Practitioners, Hospitals, Surgeons, Physiotherapists and Drug Companies. In many cases people are injured through the administration of particular drugs […]
Supreme Court decides failure to get Injuries Board Authority not fatal to Plaintiffs claim
In a judgement delivered by the Supreme Court on the 30th of July 2014 in a case entitled Clarke V O’Gorman the Supreme Court has decided that the failure by a Plaintiff in a personal injuries action to obtain an Authorisation from the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (InjuriesBoard.ie) is not fatal to her claim and […]
How can a personal injuries solicitor help me win my case?
Being involved in an accident can be a stressful event and it is important to get the best advice quickly to make sure your legal position is protected at all times. A personal injuries Solicitor will initially guide you through the first steps required to notify the other side’s insurance company. This will include arrangements […]
Businesses, Homeowners and Local Authorities to face more Slip and Fall Claims
The recent spell of bad weather will inevitably lead to more compensations cases being taken against local Authorities, businesses and even domestic homeowners. The last very bad weather spell in 2010 saw a significant increase in the number of compensation claims due to the increase in slip, trips and falls from icy footpaths, roads and […]
Irish hospitals may suffer financial penalties for high rates of infections and adverse events
The U.S. healthcare provider Medicare is reducing payments to hundreds of hospitals in the U.S. for having high rates of “hospital-acquired” infections and injuries. The penalised hospitals will have their Medicare payments lowered by 1% per annum. The hospitals were considered to have the highest rates of adverse events including infections from catheters, blood clots, […]
JUDGE CLARIFIES LAW ON TRIP AND FALL CLAIMS
The High Court has clarified the legal obligation on Local Authorities in relation to pavements. This clarification was contained in the Judgment of the High Court in a case called Olive Loughrey – v – Dun Laoghaire County Council. In that case, Ms. Loughrey sustained very significant personal injuries when she was caused to trip […]
GARDA AWARDED €169,000 FOR POST TRAUMATIC STRESS FROM DON TIDEY KIDNAP SEARCH
Thomas Mansfield a 57 year old retired Garda Sergeant has been awarded €169,000 damages by the High Court. He brought proceedings for compensation in respect of personal injuries, loss and damage, suffered and sustained by him as a consequence of an IRA terrorist attack in 1983 in Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim which involved the use of […]
WIDOW OF SCHOOL BUS DRIVER EXPOSED TO ASBESTOS AWARDED $7.7 MILLION
Bus manufacturer Navistar International Corp. has been hit with a $7.7m verdict in a wrongful death suit brought against them by the widow of a school bus driver who died of mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos in the schools garage. The bus driver began working for the school district in the 1950’s. According to […]
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