A man from the Republic of Ireland has been awarded £3m in compensation after suffering severe brain and physical injuries in a car accident in March 2004.
Injury lawyers negotiated the out-of-court settlement on behalf of Owen Griffin, 26, ahead of a claim for damages which was scheduled to go before the High Court in Belfast.
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It is thought to be one of the biggest ever personal injury payouts in Northern Ireland.
Mr Griffin, who resides in Waterford, made a compensation claim after the car crash which also claimed the lives of two people.
His claim was brought against the driver of the car in which he was a seat-belted passenger.
Liability for the accident was never in dispute, and the amount of compensation was eventually agreed with the defendant’s motor insurance company.
Mr Griffin had a promising career as a singer and at the time of the accident he was a member of County Fermanagh-based boy band Idolize, who were due to perform as supporting acts for Westlife and Girls Aloud.
When the head-on collision with a motorcyle occured, the car he was in with the rest of the band was travelling along the Glasgow to Stranraer road to catch a ferry back to Northern Ireland.
The legal action was initiated in Northern Ireland because the driver is from Omagh, County Tyrone.