The acting pair's relationship crumbled in 2016 after allegations of abuse levelled at Johnny Depp by his former partner - including throwing an iPhone at her face in May 2016 - but now Depp has claimed that his ex-wife punched him twice in a new court filing. Depp filed the documents in the UK, where [...]
A man who burned down his own business for the insurance payout has walked free from court, despite putting firefighters at risk. David Healy could have faced a life sentence for arson and attempted deception but walked away with a 10-year suspended sentence on the condition he pays €33,000 to the State. The judge said [...]
Lawyers for a school groundskeeper dying of cancer asked a San Francisco jury on Monday to find that agribusiness giant Monsanto's widely used weed killer Roundup likely caused his disease. Dewayne Johnson's lawsuit is the first case to go to trial among hundreds of lawsuits saying Roundup caused non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Johnson sprayed Roundup and a [...]
Judge Francis Comerford in the Circuit Civil Court awarded cabin crew member Laura Albacete, from Manelvidal, Vielha, Spain, €30,000 damages against Ryanair. She was injured when she tumbled down the rear steps of a Boeing aircraft. Samantha Cruess Callaghan, counsel for Ms Albacete, told the court her client had fallen from the top to the [...]
A JUDGE has rejected an offer for a personal injury claim worth almost €9,000 after hearing that a teenage girl has to hold someone’s hand while crossing the road following a traffic collision in Limerick. At a Limerick Civil Court sitting at Merchant’s Quay, Judge Gerald Keys, presiding, heard that a girl and her mother [...]
A woman has been awarded almost €20,000 for past and future pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life as a result of injuries suffered when she slipped and fell at a pub in Wicklow in 2012. Mr Justice Keane said that the pub was negligent and in breach of duty by failing to install a handrail [...]
In June 2013, Catherine Caffrey was allegedly injured when she was entering a lift at the offices of Bank of Ireland at Grand Canal Place, Dublin – a building which is owned by Denis O’Brien. Ms Caffrey’s injuries, which form the basis of a personal injury claim, are alleged to have been suffered “as a [...]
Why is it important to seek the help of a Personal Accident Solicitor? Personal injury can happen at any time without your knowledge. No matter how carefully you are living your life, another person’s carelessness can lead you to injuries, and sometimes injuries can change your life permanently. Whiles some can suffer from pedestrian accidents, [...]
Actress Pauley Perrette’s ex-husband has accused her of sending him death threats. Canadian musician Coyote Shivers has filed a personal injury case against the former NCIS star, claiming she threatened his life and tried to defame him. Perrette and Shivers were married from 2000 to 2006 and during their acrimonious divorce, the actress accused her [...]
Lawyers representing Cliff Richard have told a High Court judge overseeing the singer’s fight with the BBC that he is not asking for “special treatment”. They told Mr Justice Mann that Mr Richard wanted to be treated like “anyone else”. The judge today finished analysing evidence and legal argument at a High Court trial in [...]