Real Life Stories
Real Cases. Real Results.
An accident at a turkey factory
Alfonsas is a 54 year old factory operative working in a turkey factory. His job is to take the recently killed turkeys from the slaughter house and put them onto hooks. The turkeys weigh from 5kg to 45kg. When the rack is full it weighs approximately 600kg. Alfonsas...
Successful Settlement for Woman Injured at Caravan Park
It was a dark August night. Mary was on her way back to the caravan. She had been out with her friends at a restaurant. She was walking back to the caravan park. The caravan park is at the end of a long, single-lane roadway. There is a footpath to the right-hand side....
Hazmat Suit Injury
Mantas works in a factory where plastic pipes are made. He is in charge of five machines. Each machine has a number. His job is to keep an eye on each machine and ensure that they do not run out of ingredients. Mantas must pour in the ingredient mix at the top of the...
€71,250 Compensation for Man Hit by Flying Bottle Outside Nightclub
On a warm June evening, Mindaugas and his girlfriend U gne decided to go to a nightclub in Dun Laoighaire. There were lots of people drinking inside and outside the nightclub at the trestle tables. There was loud music inside. On the way out of the nightclub,...
Accident at Balally Luas Station
Inesa was looking forward to shopping in Dundrum Shopping Centre. She took the Luas out from the city centre. She got off at Balally Luas station. This is a new Luas station which was built approximately 15 years ago. She started walking up the steps. Suddenly, she...
65-Year-Old Settles Rear-End Collision Claim Outside of Court After Rejecting Initial Settlement Offer.
Pat Ahearne, a 65-year-old carpenter was driving along Ormond Quay Lower in his van when the traffic backed up. He stopped the van. However, the driver of the Toyota Avensis behind him didn’t react in time and went into the back of Pat’s van. The damage to the rear...
Nurse Settles Case for €350,000
A 62-year-old Irish nurse was shopping in a large supermarket. Outside the fridge, she leaned over to pick up a three-litre carton of milk, when suddenly her legs went from underneath her and she ended up on her back in severe pain. She had slipped on milk, which had...
Worker Obtains Compensation After Complaint About Work Vehicle is Ignored
Paul, an Irish National worked for a security transit company for 20 years. He was the Trade Union representative. Paul came to me about a road traffic accident. Paul sustained an injury to his neck and back due to an accident at the entrance to the transit company....
Fall at the Car Wash
Rime has been working as a sales assistant at Applegreen Celbridge for 11 years. Other workers have come and gone but she always stayed. On a cold November morning, a customer asked for the code to use the car wash. The car wash would not work. Rime left the shop and...
Client Settles Case After Damage Caused by Hair Removal Product for €19,000
Lisa, a 23-year-old marketing executive purchased a pot of wax for the removal of unwanted hair. The instructions said to place it in a 600-wat microwave for 3 minutes, then let the product cool for a minute and a half and apply with a spatula on the relevant areas....