Derek Coughlan was injured when his car was rear-ended in stationary traffic in Dublin in August of 2020. Photograph: iStockA €96,000 award to a man who was injured when a lorry rear-ended his car in stationary traffic has been cut to €55,000 by the Court of Appeal.
The defendants appealed the award, claiming it was excessive because the High Court judge misdirected herself as to the appropriate category in the personal injury guidelines. They also said the judge was further in error in her approach to the assessment of damages in the light of various authorities. Mr Coughlan opposed the appeal.
The judge earlier noted that Mr Coughlan’s car was a write-off and he was brought to Beaumont Hospital after the incident by ambulance, assessed and discharged into the care of his GP. Liability was admitted in the case and it was accepted that in Beaumont he displayed no outward signs of injury, the judge said.
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