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Judge dismisses An Post worker's damages claim over tiger kidnapping of colleague's family
Summary
A High Court hearing_or_decision has concluded in the case of Jimmy Bishop (55) from Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin, who brought a damages claim against An Post following the Tiger Kidnapping of the family of Mr Liam O'Sullivan, an An Post executive, on April 7th 2011. Mr Justice Raymond Fullam dismissed the claim, finding that Mr Bishop did not suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Mr Bishop, a patrolman at the GPO in Dublin City Cente, alleged that An Post failed to provide adequate training, a safe working environment, or sufficient aftercare following the incident. He also claimed that the company did not have a comprehensive response plan for Tiger Kidnappings. An Post denied all the claims. The judge noted that while training on Tiger kidnappings should have been provided, there was no evidence that Mr Bishop suffered from PTSD. The judge also rejected claims that aftercare was insufficient and stated that Mr Bishop's actions may have saved Mr O'Sullivan's wife's life. A full written judgement will be delivered later this week. The matter was adjourned for any outstanding issues.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Judge dismisses An Post worker's damages claim over tiger kidnapping of colleague's family. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- April 7th 2011 Other
- 2017-02-27 Publication
Why: In his evidence, he said that for several hours after the incident he believed that Mr O'Sullivan's wife was "going to die" and "it was my fault" because "I had given out the code word. CNI source report
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