Adventurer Mark Pollock, who was left paralysed after falling through the upstairs window of his friends house, is in line for multi-million-pound compensation after a judge has upheld his personal injury claim against Enda and Madeline Cahill. The 39-year-old Commonwealth Games medal winner, who was the first blind man to reach the South Pole, was [...]
A man is suing an airline, claiming he got a back injury after being forced to sit next to an obese man who coughed a lot. James Andres Bassos has taken Etihad Airways to court in Queensland saying he was forced to twist and contort his body for long periods on a 2011 flight from [...]
A multi millionaire New York property mogul has dictated the terms of his will from beyond the grave seeing his daughters hit with stringent rules in order to inherit his wealth Maurice Laboz, who died earlier this year, decided daughters, Marlena, 21, and Victoria, 17 - would inherit $10million (£6.43 million) each when they turn [...]
A 12-year-old girl suffered serious injuries when she fell from a trailer after being attacked by a cow in rural Te Awamutu on Sunday - the latest in more than 4000 incidents where people were hurt by cattle in the last year. A St John spokeswoman said crews attended the incident about 11am and the [...]
A blind man is suing his close friends after he fell out of a window at their home while trying to find the bathroom.Mark Pollock, 39, from Dublin, has been left in a wheelchair after suffering a ‘catastrophic spinal injury’ as a result of the 25ft fall onto a patio.Mr Pollock, who is the first blind [...]
Most road accidents involving tractors in seven European countries involved vehicles older than 12 years, according to statistical analysis by the EU-wide machinery association CEMA Some 56% of all road accidents with tractors resulting in injury (and 69% of all road accidents with fatal injuries) happen with tractors which have been in use for more [...]
Mikey O’Connor said he was unfairly refused payment from the Qualified Riders Accident Fund The Turf Club is investigating the accuracy of comments made by amateur jockey Mikey O’Connor who has claimed the integrity body has unfairly refused to pay him from theQualified Riders Accident Fund after he sustained injuries in a fall. After riding [...]
Google says one of its self-driving car prototypes has been involved in an injury-causing accident for the first time. In the collision, a Lexus SUV that the tech giant had outfitted with sensors and cameras was rear-ended in Google’s home city of Mountain View, California, where more than 20 prototypes have been self-manoeuvring through traffic. [...]
Dr Kathleen Feest suffered the injury during a boat trip from Cardiff Bay to the Bristol Channel 'Serious spinal injury' But Dr Feest suffered a “serious spinal injury” during the hour-long trip and she is now suing her employers at the time, the South West Strategic Health Authority. For its part, the health authority is [...]
Damien Duff signs for Shamrock Rovers Damien Duff wants to make his Shamrock Rovers debut on August 7 – against the club he rejected.The Republic of Ireland legend is targeting the Dublin derby with St Pat’s Athletic at Tallaght Stadium.And Mirror Sport can reveal how Duff set his heart on Rovers as far back as [...]