# Settlement

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# London

Ex-model wins €62 million in divorce from Saudi billionaire

Her husband divorced her under Islamic law without her knowledge and married a 25-year-old Lebanese model in 2012.

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Jul 8th 2016, 8:07 PM

# Settlement

Girl given €25,000 after being knocked down while chasing her dog

The girl had been visiting family friends.

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Jul 5th 2016, 3:27 PM

# Settlement

Child awarded €10,000 after choking on plastic allegedly contained in a Cow&Gate baby food

The company made a €10,000 damages settlement offer, without admission of liability.

10.6k

Jun 1st 2016, 6:02 AM

# Courts

Wife of Dave Mahon settles damages claim with Irish Water

Audrey Fitzpatrick had lodged a €60,000 claim against Dublin City Council and the water utility after falling into an open shore in May 2014.

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May 10th 2016, 3:10 PM

# Swedish House Mafia

Man stabbed at infamous 2012 Phoenix Park concert settles damages claim

Fan Niall Davey had lodged a €60,000 claim against a number of defendants, including concert promoter MCD Productions.

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May 5th 2016, 1:46 PM

# Settlement

Seven major banks to pay $324 million over accusations of manipulating interest rates

The money is to settle a lawsuit that followed a ruling in March.

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May 4th 2016, 7:58 AM

# tamir rice

Family of 12-year-old shot by police should use $6 million payout to 'educate on danger of guns'

12-year-old Tamir Rice was fatally shot by a junior police officer in November 2014.

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Apr 26th 2016, 7:19 AM

# Catholic School

Teacher fired after anonymous letter said she was unmarried and pregnant settles case

The school said she breached her contract by going against the religious and moral teachings of the church.

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Mar 17th 2016, 6:05 AM

# Courts

Hospital apologises after man settles case against HSE and doctor who delivered him for €4.1 million

Cerebral palsy sufferer Andrew Whelan took a legal action through his mother against the gynaecologist who delivered Andrew 22 years ago.

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Feb 24th 2016, 8:20 PM

# That's a relief

You can now sing Happy Birthday for free

Strictly speaking every time you’ve sung it in recent times you’ve been breaching copyright. Not any longer however…

13.6k

Feb 9th 2016, 10:14 PM

# public green

Settlement of €3k rejected after schoolboy cuts leg on broken glass

The injury has been described as being worth ten times that amount.

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Dec 4th 2015, 6:00 AM

# Settlement

Boy left paralysed after hospital treatment awarded €3.8 million

The interim payment will cover five years of care for Matthew McGrath.

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Apr 21st 2015, 7:04 PM

# Shiver me timbers

Australia has just set a major precedent against online piracy, but could the same happen here?

Internet Service Providers are to be made hand over the identities of almost 5,000 people who illegally shared one movie.

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Apr 7th 2015, 4:35 PM

# Birth

Family of child with brain injury slam "unacceptable" nine-year HSE delay

The HSE only last month admitted liability in the case of Tadhg Costello.

11.9k

Mar 20th 2015, 2:40 PM

# sounds similiar

Tom Petty is now getting royalties from Sam Smith's 'Stay With Me'

A dispute over similarities between a Petty single and Smith’s Stay With Me was settled out of court.

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Jan 26th 2015, 6:15 PM

# Groundbreaking

Biggest payout in the history of Ireland made to Cork boy brain damaged at birth

Gill Russell was awarded €13.5 million at the High Court today.

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Dec 18th 2014, 7:45 PM

# Long Time Coming

Pension deal for former Waterford Crystal workers on the table

The factory in Waterford closed in 2009 with the loss of 1,000 jobs.

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Dec 7th 2014, 12:08 PM

# Court

Boy severely brain damaged before birth awarded €2.75m in High Court settlement

Linda McCarthy was expecting twins and was not admitted to St Joseph’s Hospital in Clonmel despite medical concerns.

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Oct 23rd 2014, 6:57 PM

# Tension

Israel to press ahead with 2,600 settler homes in Jerusalem

The housing units, which have been slated for construction since 2012, were given final approval this week.

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Oct 1st 2014, 7:34 PM

# new solutions

EU tells Google to make more of an effort if it wants to settle search row

A deal between the company and the European Commission was agreed back in February, but new complaints will now need to be addressed.

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Sep 9th 2014, 4:10 PM

# refunded

Google agrees to refund $19 million to parents for unwanted in-app purchases

The company has also agreed to update its practises to ensure that it receives parental consent for any purchases made.

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Sep 5th 2014, 10:14 AM

# Settlement

LinkedIn agrees to pay employees €4.4 million over wage violations

The professional social network said it paid more than $3.3 million in overtime back wages and $2.5 million in damages to workers in California, Illinois, Nebraska and New York.

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Aug 5th 2014, 10:47 AM

Voices

Opinion: Neither nation can survive without freedom and independence for the Palestinians

Israeli peace activist Nurit Peled-Elhanan calls on the international community to help end settlement expansion and bring peace to the region.

Jul 31st 2014, 1:00 PM

# Sorry

Fidelma Healy Eames 'vindicated' by Irish Daily Mail apology

The newspaper published two stories in 2012 about volunteer work the Senator had done.

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Jul 28th 2014, 12:49 PM

# Price Fixing

Apple has dodged a massive $840 million price-fixing court case

The company agreed an out-of-court settlement with the parties involved, effectively avoiding a court case which was due to take place next month.

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Jun 17th 2014, 10:18 AM

# Gulf of Mexico

US court upholds BP settlement for Gulf oil spill

The British energy giant reached a $7.8 billion settlement in 2012

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Jan 11th 2014, 11:15 AM

# HSE

'Heartbroken' family of Dhara Kivlehan call for inquest

The HSE agreed a settlement of €790,000 in court today.

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Dec 3rd 2013, 3:09 PM

# statement in full

Parents of Dylan Gaffney Hayes release statement about €8.5m HSE settlement

The family of Dylan Gaffney Hayes, who suffered catastrophic brain injuries during birth, was awarded a settlement of €8.5 million in the High Court today.

19.8k

Nov 29th 2013, 11:05 PM

# home owner

Brendan Grace interview reveals Charlie Haughey helped buy his family their first house

Brendan Grace said money he received from an action taken against the former Taoiseach allowed him buy his family home.

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Nov 17th 2013, 7:30 AM

# Courts

Dairygold settles High Court case brought by former CEO

The High Court case brought by Jerry Henchy against Dairygold has been settled this morning with the co-op paying €196k of the former chief’s legal costs.

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Nov 12th 2013, 1:07 PM

# Settlement

Penn State agrees to pay out $60m to sex abuse victims

26 men will receive compensation for the crimes of former American football coach Jerry Sandusky.

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Oct 29th 2013, 7:00 AM

# Settlement

Junior minister John Perry reaches deal with bank over €2.4 million debt

Minister for Small Business John Perry and his wife had a judgment of €2.47 million entered against them in the Commercial Court in July.

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Sep 2nd 2013, 11:15 PM

# Breakthrough

History made as NFL settles concussion lawsuit for $765m

The settlement will be paid out through medical benefits and injury compensation to more than 4,500 players.

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Aug 29th 2013, 11:11 PM

# Middle East

US Secretary of State urges Palestinians against settlements reaction

John Kerry said that Palestinians must return to the negotiating table.

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Aug 13th 2013, 8:13 AM

# need to know

The Evening Fix... now with added awkward text messages

Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.

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May 8th 2013, 8:01 PM

# Immigration

Domestic violence survivor wins High Court immigration case

The woman had been married to an EU national, but left him after being subjected to serious abuse. She has now won her right to stay in the country.

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Mar 4th 2013, 4:55 PM

Voices

Column: "It's not uncommon to find four families living in a single tent"

Listening to the stories of people displaced by the conflict in Syria, you become accustomed to horror stories – but never immune to them, writes David Adams.

Feb 21st 2013, 1:45 PM