An “accident-prone” man who sued Eircom after allegedly suffering injuries due to tripping on a manhole cover has settled his High Court action on undisclosed terms.
Mr Justice Vivian Lavan was told yesterday of the settlement of a case brought by addiction counsellor and taxi driver Gerard McWilliams (52), Bawnlea Close, Tallaght. No details were revealed.
The judge had heard Mr McWilliams previously brought more than a dozen personal injuries actions.
Mr McWilliams told the court that, in the 1990s, he was involved in 10 accidents. He also recalled proceedings for alleged food poisoning, for injuries suffered while out jogging and over falling in a neighbour’s driveway, but said he could not remember details of all the proceedings he was allegedly involved in.
Hugh McGahon, for Mr McWilliams, described his client as “accident-prone”.