Seattle woman settles Irish High Court road accident action for 2.75m euros

The Irish Examiner reported that Margaret Stapleton, a 60-year-old holidaymaker from Seattle, Washington, settled a High Court action for 2.75 million euros. The lawsuit was brought against her mother, Mary Stapleton of Durrow, County Laois, who was driving a car that went off the road in County Laois five years ago. [1]

According to the Irish Examiner, Margaret Stapleton decided to return home to the United States for surgery following the road traffic accident. She subsequently suffered a chronic brain injury and a pulmonary embolism. Her solicitor, Damien Conroy, stated in a High Court affidavit that her quality of life has been adversely affected. He added that she requires care and will not work again. [1]

The Irish Examiner reported that the defendant, Mary Stapleton, claimed the pulmonary embolism and the brain injury were not caused by the road traffic accident. [1]

The resolution comes after another major High Court settlement, as FTMQ News reported earlier, when Monika Piech settled her High Court case for 2 million euros after suffering catastrophic brain damage from a fall seven years ago in Tramore, County Waterford. [4]