2020-12-01 · Dublin
Woman who fell in Dunnes awarded €83k in damages
In a High Court hearing, Mr Justice Michael Hanna awarded €83,000 in damages to 58‑year‑old Doris Whelan after she slipped and fell on a small amount of an oil‑like substance at a Dunnes Stores outlet in Ashleaf Shopping Centre, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, on 27 June 2013. Whelan sued Dunnes for injuries she claimed were caused by the hazardous floor condition. The court found that the evidence, including CCTV footage, showed Whelan had slipped while wearing flat shoes and that the oil‑like substance had come from a stock trolley. Dunnes had denied the claims and argued that Whelan had contributed by not looking where she was going, but no evidence was presented to counter the claim. The judge noted that Whelan had no prior knee problems and had undergone knee replacement surgery many years earlier.