Another ridiculous personal injury claim rejected by judge!

tuxy · 15-01-2020 02:32AM #1

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/woman-who-suffered-minor-in-the-extreme-injuries-after-pub-fall-loses-60k-claim-975189.html

A 33-year-old airport worker, who tripped over a centuries-old “jostle stone” after exiting a pub in Dublin’s Temple Bar, has lost a €60,000 personal injuries claim against the pub and the city council and will have to pay the legal costs of both defendants.

How she could claim her jostle stones are invisible is beyond me!

<<snipping image>>

Bikerman2019 · 15-01-2020 02:40AM

tuxy wrote: »

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/woman-who-suffered-minor-in-the-extreme-injuries-after-pub-fall-loses-60k-claim-975189.html

How she could claim her jostle stones are invisible is beyond me!

This is even better. Quote from her facebook

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Raconteuse · 15-01-2020 02:43AM

Yowzers! I'd say the photo will overshadow discussion of the case.

She looks amazing in fairness.

tuxy · 15-01-2020 02:48AM

Raconteuse wrote: »

Yowzers! I'd say the photo will overshadow discussion of the case.

She looks amazing in fairness.

It's one photo at that high selfie angle with sunglasses on.
Her other photos are far from flattering. Especially the duck face ones!
But perhaps I'm judging her on the type of person she is, one that can't take more than a few steps without taking a selfie rather than her looks.

15-01-2020 02:59AM

I hope Emirates are looking for "passenger service agents". Ryanair wage won't pay those legal expenses.

Raconteuse · 15-01-2020 02:59AM

Ah now, the other photos are hardly unflattering - and in the photo above, it's hardly just the angle and sunglasses that make her look good. But yeah there are strange moments chosen for bikini shots all right!

Bikerman2019 · 15-01-2020 03:00AM

So this stone she fell over, has been there 100s of years and she tried to sue the pub and council?

It's great the judge threw it out and she has to pay the costs. Any idea what they may be?

Bikerman2019 · 15-01-2020 03:01AM

Deleted User wrote: »

I hope Emirates are looking for "passenger service agents". Ryanair wage won't pay those legal expenses.

One of the photos is of Emirates!

tuxy · 15-01-2020 03:03AM

Bikerman2019 wrote: »

So this stone she fell over, has been there 100s of years and she tried to sue the pub and council?

It's great the judge threw it out and she has to pay the costs. Any idea what they may be?

Yes it's protected so illegal for the pub to remove it.

ILoveYourVibes · 15-01-2020 03:06AM

stone obviously didnt like her and hid to trip her up

fritzelly · 15-01-2020 03:06AM

I want to know what were the four drinks she and her friends had (the friends that managed to circumnavigate said stone)
Thank god the judge threw it out and awarded all costs against her but we all know she won't pay a penny

Bikerman2019 · 15-01-2020 03:07AM

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

stone obviously didnt like her and hid to trip her up

Maybe she should have sued the stone? This is after hours....

Bikerman2019 · 15-01-2020 03:09AM

fritzelly wrote: »

I want to know what were the four drinks she and her friends had (the friends that managed to circumnavigate said stone)
Thank god the judge threw it out and awarded all costs against her but we all know she won't pay a penny

Hopefully the pub at least will go after her. Why should they be left out of pocket?

ILoveYourVibes · 15-01-2020 03:10AM

Bikerman2019 wrote: »

Maybe she should have sued the stone? This is after hours....

Stone should have sued her for kicking him! He was just standing there where he has lived for hundreds of years! This drunk one flung herself over him! He hasn't been the same since! :mad:

con___manx1 · 15-01-2020 03:12AM

Self entitled <<snip>>. How did she think she would win that case even. Dope

tuxy · 15-01-2020 03:12AM

Bikerman2019 wrote: »

Hopefully the pub at least will go after her. Why should they be left out of pocket?

The pub seems to know about stones so will know you can't get blood from one.
Unless she is wealthy they won't be getting much from her.

Beeping Kitchen Appliances · 15-01-2020 03:15AM

Bikerman2019 wrote: »

Maybe she should have sued the stone?

She still can. Never give up. Leave no stone unturned.

fritzelly · 15-01-2020 03:21AM

Bikerman2019 wrote: »

Hopefully the pub at least will go after her. Why should they be left out of pocket?

I really really hope so

skittles8710 · 15-01-2020 06:53AM

Delighted SOME judges are willing to call people out on this type of BS !!!

Feisar · 15-01-2020 07:56AM

Just to play devils advocate on this; are historical/listed items exempt from the law?

TuringBot47 · 15-01-2020 09:02AM

tuxy wrote: »

Yes it's protected so illegal for the pub to remove it.

Saw this story alright and the photo of the stone.

Only thing I could thing of that could be done is some form of protective guard around it. But if you get drunk and aren't watching where you are going it's your own fault. There's kerbs and cobblestones all over Temple Bar.

gimli2112 · 15-01-2020 09:04AM

The first question her solicitor should have asked her was "Are you serious?"

Pinch Flat · 15-01-2020 09:13AM

Ah the face of compo ireland. Here's hoping a hefty legal bill is coming her way.

gmisk · 15-01-2020 09:14AM

You love to see it

CucaFace · 15-01-2020 09:32AM

Rob Keogh certainly seems to like that picture anyway....

Im sure he didn't imagine that his comment would be posted onto boards in the future ha ha.

Fireball81 · 15-01-2020 09:35AM

con___manx1 wrote: »

Self entitled <<snip>>. How did she think she would win that case even. Dope

Because theres been plenty who have tried and been successful in the past.

Well done to the judge, why cant this happen more often (cases being thrown out with costs being paid by the scammer).

CrankyHaus · 15-01-2020 09:40AM

I'd say she was just unlucky in the Judge she got.

Jacqueline Linnane is a no nonsense type who won't do any special favours for attractive young women.

In contrast most of the old men on the bench would be falling over themselves to help out a damsel in distress like this. Probably worth rolling the dice on appeal.

Wibbs · 15-01-2020 10:01AM

If only medical science could find the genes for some people's hard necks and apply that to the whole body, there would never be major injuries again.

Boggles · 15-01-2020 10:04AM

Fair play to the judge, the insurance should allow them to cast judgement on more cases on not be so quick to settle on the steps of the court house.

nthclare · 15-01-2020 10:11AM

This is the equivalent of catching a great wave in surfing and getting tombstoned.

Poor girl probably was riding the ultimate wave, hit a lumpy spot and wipe out....

afkasurfjunkie · 15-01-2020 10:12AM

What were her ‘injuries’? As my dad would say ‘she’ll never fall on her face anyway’.

Another ridiculous personal injury claim rejected by judge!

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