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Judge criticised for extraordinary ‘nightmare cyclists’ comments after slashing damages by 80% for Dublin rider who suffered brain injury in collision

Cycling campaign groups "deeply concerned" by court remarks, as report suggests same judge was previously fined €600 after pleading guilty to refusing a breathalyser test

Tue, Jan 13, 2026 11:29

Britannia Leisure Centre during construction

Construction firm ordered to pay cyclist £50,000 damages over “serious” crash caused by bollard next to cycle lane during works

Company accused cyclist, who required blood transfusion and surgical plating in his arm, of being "fundamentally dishonest" about impact of crash on his mental health — but High Court judge ruled in favour of injured rider and criticised construction firm

Mon, Sep 01, 2025 16:01

Cyclist awarded $26m damages (court documents)

Cyclist disabled with life-changing brain injury awarded $29m damages after collision caused by inattentive truck driver “going too fast”

Lawyers for the driver's plumbing company had tried to settle for $500,000, Pennsylvania cyclist Heath Wilson thrown 25 feet by the impact and now living at a long-term care facility due to the severity of his injuries

Tue, Dec 10, 2024 10:51

Jury awards $9m damages against utility firm after cyclist seriously injured on bike path ‘demolished’ by its workers

ComEd employees parked their trucks on bike path, resulting in Andrew Farley sustaining a traumatic brain injury when he crashed on it

Fri, Aug 11, 2023 17:40

Ambulance bonnet (http://flickr.com/photos/gwire gwire)

Man gets payout after ambulance that picked him up from bike crash injures him even more

Mountain biker was hurt when ambulance carrying him braked suddenly and hit head

Sun, Feb 23, 2014 12:30

£1 million-plus damages for cyclist who will spend rest of her life in wheelchair

Insurers of 89-year-old motorist with defective eyesight agree out-of-court settlement

Mon, Mar 26, 2012 12:07

£4 million damages for cyclist left paralysed by motorist with defective eyesight

Victim will need round-the-clock care for the rest of his life

Mon, Jan 16, 2012 12:28

€10,000 for Irish child almost hit by falling bike in Dublin toy shop

Near miss left toddler with post-traumatic stress syndrome, court told

Wed, Jan 12, 2011 08:34

Damages agreed a decade after accident left cyclist with permanent brain damage

Multimillion pound payment approved five years after case settled out of court

Sat, Nov 13, 2010 19:25