Month: June 2018

A 36-year-old Co Dublin taxi driver has made eight personal injury claims in as many years and failed to disclose most of them to insurers, the Circuit Civil Court was told Friday. Chengduo Zhu, of The Paddocks Way, Lucan, had revealed to AXA that he…

A 14-year old boy with cerebral palsy who sued over the circumstances of his birth at Sligo General Hospital has settled his High Court action for €5 million. Mr Justice Kevin Cross praised the parents of Conor Maxwell for the care they have given their…

The mother of a six-year-old child, who broke an arm while “gallivanting” around a seating bay in a Dublin restaurant, has withdrawn a €60,000 personal injury claim against the franchise of the Eddie Rockets eatery. Belinda O’Connor, mother of Darragh O’Connor, of Moatview Drive, Priorswood,…

Almost 15 new property millionaires were created every week in Ireland last year as the average value of a house surged almost €100,000 in five years, a new report shows. The second Daft.ie housing wealth report shows the average residential property was worth almost €250,000…

Limerick has emerged as the county with the highest number of personal injuries awards per capita. The county is top of the list by some distance, followed by Longford and then Louth. Limerick claimants received proportionally more awards at the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB)…