DILLON GERAGHTY & CO. LEGAL MATTERS BLOG AllNews HSE sued in attempt to get home supports for intellectually disabled childNews Minister expects action on personal injury awards ‘early next year’News Garda awarded €18,000 for post-traumatic stress after colleague’s deathNews €60k Caesarean Section Injury Compensation Sought by 15-year-old BoyNews Garda Sergeant Awarded €290,000 for Work Knee InjuryNews Starbucks Injury Compensation Award of €85k Award to Girl (16)News Girl (7) Awarded €35,000 Creche Abuse CompensationNews Magdalene Laundry survivor (80) awarded settlement for unpaid workNews Company ordered to pay €61,000 to woman who was ‘discriminated against due to pregnancy’News Court finds woman who faced 61 charges of neglect and abuse of her two children unfit to be triedNews Cerebral palsy boy (12) gets €10.5m settlement from HSE after suing over birthNews Boy scalded by hot chocolate on Ryanair flight awarded €25,000News Judge orders taxi driver’s injury claim that ‘misled solicitors and wasted court time’ be considered for prosecutionNews Divorce Referendum explainer: What are the proposed changes, who can vote and what is the current law?News Trinity lecturer wins unfair dismissal case over female circumcision commentsNews Special rapporteur for child protection says ‘dedicated family court structure’ a priorityNews Bill to cap insurance payouts for personal injury claims passes second stage in SeanadNews Woman settles injury claim after falling on ‘defective tile’ as judge slams defence for suggesting fraudNews Judge supports woman’s fall claimNews Promised reform in insurance sector is ‘incomplete’ – Insurance IrelandNews Family of Garda Adrian Donohoe awarded €1.3m in personal injury caseNews Irish couples seeking divorce being forced down punishing routeNews Sisters get china tea set in will as brothers share €3.8m estateNews Rights children accrued in 2012 referendum ‘not being vindicated’News Irish couples seeking divorce being forced down punishing routeNews Family law courts ‘too adversarial’, says judgeNews Van Drive Awarded €116,000 after being rear-ended in trafficNews €37,500 Hot Chocolate Burn Compensation Awarded to 10 year old girlNews Model who claimed she was trapped and abandoned in upturned jeep settles €60k injury claimNews Coercive Control: ‘Why did I fall so hard? Why did I make myself so vulnerable to him?News Man gets €2m after suffering brain damage in clamping rowNews Drunken broker loses €60k claim for assault by bouncers at work doNews Boy who broke his nose after falling from boulder on road wins over €53,000News Ex-garda awarded €160,000 after psychological injuries from crashNews Couple awarded €30,000 for Facebook defamation by neighbourNews ‘Nothing as appalling as a liar’: Driver committed perjury – judgeNews ‘People were forced to live in the same house for years’: Two decades of divorce in IrelandNews Interim Settlement of Claim Against Consultant Obstetrician approved in court News Woman who fractured ankle in hotel fall awarded €56,000News ‘I knew that if he kicked me in the head one more time, I would die’News Medic guilty of failing to diagnose fatal cancerNews Woman who slipped on pigeon poop gets €25,000News Obstetrician made ‘astonishing’ and ‘shocking’ errors on new mums: inquiryNews Schoolgirl (15) who suffered burns after spilling soup on herself loses €60,000 in damagesNews €15,000 awarded to family of man who died in car driven by drunk brotherNews Partner of convicted murderer John Dundon left woman with 23 stitches in glass attackNews Man (41) loses €60k claim against South Dublin County Council after footpath fallNews €12k damages for young siblings with breathing issues in damp flatNews Kylemore Abbey nuns hit with €76k bill for axing hotelier’s brotherNews Dunnes Stores employee hit on head with tray of bread loaves awarded €15kNews To discuss any aspect of our work or to obtain a quote for your case please do not hesitate to contact us on 046 943 2583.
