Jun 24, 2019 | Medical Negligence
A woman who claimed a misdiagnosis was made when she was first taken to hospital – and who two months later collapsed with a stroke – has settled her High Court action for €2.25m. Mother-of-five Bridget Hughes (64) was brought to Tallaght Hospital in...May 2, 2019 | Medical Negligence
SUMMARY Branded Invisible Braces – inadequate assessment for same — Dentist’s failure to seek expert advice when on-going symptoms warranted it – failure to keep proper and adequate notes – failure to obtain adequately informed consent – constant pain and...Apr 10, 2019 | Medical Negligence
Last month we concluded a case for Grainne who suffered serious physical and psychological injuries as a result of an extremely traumatic and totally unnecessary adverse birth experience. Settlement was agreed at the last second and just four days before the Trial of...Apr 8, 2019 | Medical Negligence
We recently represented Jenny in her six-figure settlement as against a large Dublin maternity hospital arising from injuries suffered during the birth of her son. When Jenny had her 20 week scan it was noted baby was measuring large. This was Jenny’s first pregnancy...Apr 5, 2019 | Medical Negligence
The Health Service Executive (HSE) is refusing to disclose the outcome of a process set up to determine whether any of its staff had a case to answer for a series of avoidable baby deaths at Portlaoise hospital. The process, comprising an investigation by an external...Jan 28, 2019 | Medical Negligence
A seven-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who had sued over the circumstances of her birth at a Galway hospital has settled her High Court action for €6m. Faye Walsh has spastic quadriplegia, is non verbal and can only communicate with her family by making noises and...
