The Plaintiff was in Nutgrove fire station in Dublin. He was a fireman. He heard a car enter the forecourt of the station at some speed. He rose from his chair to look out the window, believing, mistakenly, that an emergency was developing. He tripped on linoleum which had been cut by workmen laying underfloor electric cables. They had not taped it back down or re-applied adhesives. The Plaintiff fell, injuring his wrist, knee and back. His back did not fully recover and he was unable to continue as a fireman. The High Court awarded him IR£75,217.
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Suppose that Person A used Method 1 to solve a problem of national importance. We will refer to the solution associated with Person A and Method 1 as the Alpha solution.
Suppose now that Person B is given access to Person A and Method 1 and Solution Alpha.
Person B develops Method 2, comes up with Alpha, and writes for posterity as if person A and Method 1 and Solution Alpha had never been discussed before.
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