A High Court judge has approved a €7,500 settlement of a claim relating to a boy’s lip injury, allegedly caused when he tripped on a mat in a restaurant. Mr Justice Charles Meenan approved the settlement for six-year-old Evan Davis on Monday after he reviewed the scar on the child’s lip. Last week, the judge deferred a decision on whether to approve the €7,500 offer until he had seen the scar. The boy’s lawyers appealed and said last week it had been agreed to settle the case on the basis of the €7,500 offer and payment of engineer’s expenses. He suffered a 1cm laceration between his lower lip and chin and was later treated in hospital.

Source: The Irish Times March 01, 2021 15:46 UTC