At the High Court recently the family of a woman who died due to sepsis after contracting a rare infection in the aftermath of a hernia operation have been awarded €300,000 personal injury compensation and have also been issued with…
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€650,000 Birth Negligence Compensation Awarded to Family of Dead Woman
A High Court compensation action for nervous shock caused by death in childbirth has been settled for €650,000 in favour of the husband and son of a woman who died at the National Maternity Hospital (NMH) shortly after having an…
Cerebral Palsy Birth Injury Compensation of €9.1m Awarded to 7 Year Old Boy
A €9.1m cerebral palsy birth injury compensation settlement has been approved at the High Court for a seven-year-old boy due to the events surrounding his delivery at Cavan General Hospital in 2011. Jarrah Folkman (7) cannot walk or talk and…
Woman Suffering with Ovarian Cancer Awarded €2m Failure to Diagnose Compensation
A woman, who cannot be named by order of the court, suffering with terminal ovarian cancer, has settled her High Court action against the HSE for €2million. She took the legal action in relation to an alleged failure to take…
Woman Settles Dental Treatment Negligence Case for Undisclosed Amount
Roisin Mimnagh, a Co Dublin woman who has settled a €60,000 Dental Treatment Negligence compensation claim told the CIrcuit CIvil Court that she is still afraid to smile following a treatment to one of her teeth. Mrs Mimnagh (50) alleged…
Major Review of Breast Cancer Cases at St James’ Hospital Urged
There have been renewed renewed calls made to Minister for Health Simon Harris to begin an investigation into the diagnosis of a number of breast cancer patients who were treated at St James’s Hospital in Dublin in 2010. A medical…
Irish Mother Addresses EU Review of Epilepsy Treatment Drug
Karen Keely, from Rathoat Co Meath, is a mother of three sons who have experienced illness due to use of the Epilepsy treatment drug Epilim. Two of her sons will never live a normal life due to issues caused by…
€5m Misdiagnosis Compensation Settlement For Roscommon Woman
Bernadette Surlis, 60 years old, has seen her settlement of €5 million approved in her legal action against the Health Service Executive (HSE) for misdiagnosis negligence in the treatment she received at Sligo General Hospital in November 2013. Senior Counsel Mr Cush…
Pre-Birth Injury Compensation Settlement of €7.5m approved
A young boy who suffered a brain injury just before has born when his mother was flung from a car as she was travelling in to have a final pregnancy scan has had a €7.5m compensation claim approved in the…
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Conference Told 1,000 Deaths Caused by Medical Negligence in Ireland Annually
A legal expert speaking at a gathering of solicitors, medical professionals and patents in September said that approximately 1,000 unnecessary deaths are caused every year in Ireland due to medical error. Roger Murray, joint Managing Partner at Callan Tansey solicitors,…
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