39-year-old Nasim Aghdam entered the offices of the social media giant in the city of San Bruno and opened fire. Amid a chaotic scene in the city of San Bruno, Aghdam was found dead at the scene of the Google-owned video sharing service. “We have one subject who is deceased inside the building with a [...]
In February 2018, the Court of Appeal delivered its judgement in an appeal against a ruling of the High Court that the refusal of medical staff to release a voluntary patient from a psychiatric institution when he expressed a wish to leave was not unlawful. When the matter came on for hearing, the Court was [...]
The 48-year-old Kildare woman was diagnosed with the disease after a lesion was detected in her mouth Lemsip may have contributed to a woman’s death as she was not aware it contained paracetamol, an inquest heard. Colette Whittle died in hospital on August 3, 2016, four days after she was admitted for cancer treatment. The [...]
A nurse who helped rescue the baby saved in the Buncrana drowning tragedy is suing the family of those who perished in the tragedy. Stephanie Knox was along with her then-boyfriend Davitt Walsh on March 20th, 2016 when a jeep slipped into Lough Swilly off Buncrana Pier. Five members of the same family drowned [...]
Mr Nolan, who appeared with O’Brien Ronayne Solicitors, told the court that when the rear driver’s side wheel detached from the Kia SUV the vehicle went out of control and struck the centre barrier, injuring all of the occupants. James Sweeney (ll), Stephen (15) and Jason (17) sued Pat White Cars, Longmile Road, Dublin; Kia [...]
An eight-year-old boy who, as a toddler, hurt his finger when he was holding a bowling ball has settled his High Court action for €30,000. Kaylum Devitt has been left with a raised 2cm scar on his right index finger, the court was told. The settlement was with a full denial of liability, the court [...]
A woman in the US has been jailed for killing her boyfriend in a stunt gone wrong which they hoped would go viral on the video sharing site, YouTube. The BBC are reporting how Monalisa Perez, now 20, was asked by Pedro Ruiz, 22, to fire a gun from 30cm away, believing a thick book [...]
A woman in the US has been jailed for killing her boyfriend in a stunt gone wrong which they hoped would go viral on the video sharing site, YouTube. The BBC are reporting how Monalisa Perez, now 20, was asked by Pedro Ruiz, 22, to fire a gun from 30cm away, believing a thick book [...]
A court has upheld the right of a person to use reasonable force to defend themselves against a home intruder. In a landmark decision, a Central Criminal Court jury acquitted Martin Keenan (20) of the murder of an unarmed man he stabbed to death with broken garden shears after finding him in his bedroom. It [...]
A woman who was thrown from a horse when a dog ran into her path as she was out riding at the Castle Leslie estate in Co Monaghan has been awarded €52,000 by the High Court. Mr Justice Anthony Barr said Jacqueline Whelan suffered a nasty injury as a result of falling from the horse [...]