A case is currently being heard at the High Court medical after parents of a newborn baby who died “gasping for breath” for a 13-hour period after doctors stopped treating him. The baby’s parents, 31-year-old Tia Suhaila Habib and 39-year-old…
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€7.5m Delayed Brain Tumour Diagnosis Compensation Claim Settlement for Boy (11)
A €7.5m compensation settlement has been agreed for an 11-year-old boy in relation to an alleged delay in diagnosing a brain tumour, when he was still an infant, at the Children’s University Hospital Temple Street, Dublin. Counsel for the boy, who…
Man Awarded €300k Faulty Medical Equipment Compensation Settlement in Relation to Wife’s Death
A defibrillator manufacturer has agree to pay a €300,000 faulty medical equipment settlement to a man in relation to the tragic death of his wife after she suffered a cardiac arrest in her workplace canteen. At the hearing in the…
Family of Man with Died after Contracting COVID19 in Hospital launch Legal Action against HSE
The family of a man who passed away after suffering with COVID-19, after infecting his entire family, when he was discharged from hospital, have initiated a hopsital negligence compensation action against the Health Service Executive (HSE). Last weekend, a Sunday…
Posted in Hospital Negligence in Ireland
€120,000 Birth Negligence Settlement Approved against Rotunda Hospital
Following a legal action based on a allegation of birth negligence due to a delay in the diagnosis of a post birth hip issues Dublin boy has settled his High Court compensation actions for €120,000. The boy in question, Michael…
Posted in Childbirth Negligence in Ireland
New Hampshire joins $60m national settlement over CR Bard surgical mesh
The state of New Hampshire has announced that it will be joining a $60m vaginal mesh liability compensation settlement against medical device producer CR Bard. Currently the attorneys general for 48 US states and the District of Columbia have been…
Posted in Medical Instruments Negligence
Family of Deceased Infant Rory Brennan Awarded €35k Wrongful Death Compensation
The passing of a baby boy who was only hours old was due to medical negligences according to a hearing at the High Court taken against the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital this week. €35,000 in wrongful death compensation…
Posted in Childbirth Negligence in Ireland, Wrongful Death
€7m Brain Injury at Birth Compensation Awarded to Boy (6)
As a result of injuries that he suffered at the time of his birth Mayo University Hospital, a six-year-old boy has settled his birth injury compensation action against the Health Service Executive (HSE) for €7m. This comes after lengthy mediation…
Involvement of Dismissed Doctor in Birth Leads to Cerebral Palsy Compensation Claim Against HSE
The Health Service Executive is being sued by a two-year-old boy who suffers with cerebral palsy amid claims that a doctor was involved in his birth who, it has since emerged, had previously been struck off in the United Kingdom.…
Posted in Childbirth Negligence in Ireland
High Court Approves €12m Delayed Diagnosis Compensation Settlement for Girl (12)
At the High Court Judge Justice Kevin Cross has given his approval has for a €12 delayed diagnosis compensation settlement for a 12-year-old girl. The girl, Robyn Kilgallon, initiated the legal action due to the fact that she was not…
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