Tag: personal injury
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Woman Walks Into Lift Door at Work and Sues Her Employer for Personal Injuries
This personal injuries case involves a woman who worked in Abbott Ireland in Clonmel since 1999 and who injured her head as she entered a lift at her workplace in 2014. She was speaking with a colleague as she entered a lift and was looking away from the lift doors towards her colleague. The woman,…
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Awards for Whiplash Injuries in Ireland 4.4 Times Higher Than England and Wales-New Report
It is often claimed that the level of awards in personal injuries claims in Ireland is laughable and out of step with the rest of the developed world. A ‘compo culture’ is a phrase that is regularly thrown around but is there any truth in this? A new report form the Personal Injuries Assessment Board…
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Personal Injury Awards Reduced by Court of Appeal-How Are General Damages to Be Quantified?
How do you value an injury you have suffered? Can a person who has lost a limb such as an arm or leg or been rendered quadriplegic be truly put in the position they enjoyed before the accident by an award of damages? Nevertheless, This is the task of the Courts in personal injury cases…
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The High Court Affidavit of Verification In Personal Injury and Defamation Actions
An affidavit of verification is required in the High Court to verify assertions or facts alleged in personal injury actions and defamation proceedings. It is to verify a pleading or replies to a request for further information and is required pursuant to section 14 of the Civil Liability and Courts Act, 2004 in personal injury…
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5 Questions You Will Need to Answer in a Personal Injury Action
If you are thinking about bringing a personal injury action against someone who has caused you injury or damage you will have to be clear as a bell from the outset about a number of issues. Let’s take a look at them. How the accident occurred You will need to be able to explain in…