A High Court action related to an air rage incident involving Dolores O’Riordan, the late lead singer of the Cranberries, has been settled.
Flight attendant Carmel Coyne had filed a personal injuries case against the estate of Dolores O’Riordan.
The settlement was informed to Mr Justice Tony O’Connor, and Carmel Coyne’s lawyer requested the case to be struck out. No money had been paid regarding Carmel Coyne’s claim for loss of earnings.
The defendants’ lawyer stated that the case was being struck out without admission of liability.
Carmel Coyne sued Dolores O’Riordan in 2017 over an alleged incident on a flight where O’Riordan supposedly stamped on the flight attendant’s foot. Dolores O’Riordan denied the claims in her defence.
Later on, Dolores O’Riordan was found dead in a London hotel room in January 2018. The inquest determined that she drowned in the bath while intoxicated with alcohol.
Carmel Coyne’s lawyers applied to replace Dolores O’Riordan’s name in the case with that of the personal representatives, who consented to the change.
Carmel Coyne claimed damages for assault, battery, false imprisonment, and breach of privacy and right to earn a living. The defendants denied the claims.
The case had a dispute about whether it should be heard in the High Court or the Circuit Court, and Mr Justice O’Connor ruled it should be heard in the High Court.
