Athy woman awarded €105k after fall in Dunnes Stores

former part-time supermarket worker who injured herself when she fell in Dunnes Stores has had a €105,000 award over the accident upheld by the Court of Appeal.

Pamela Phoenix (37) formerly of McDonnell Drive, Athy, Co Kildare, but now living in Canada sued the supermarket chain over the accident on September 18, 2006.

She was trying to manoevure the pallet truck backwards in a cold room when she slipped and fell backwards heavily on her bottom and back.

The High Court, in 2016, awarded her €105,929 but Dunnes appealed arguing the award was excessive and disproportionate.

On behalf of a three-judge Court of Appeal, Mr Justice Gerard Hogan this week upheld the award saying while it was probably in the upper range of what is appropriate, the Irish Examiner reports.