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Settlement of €1.9m for woman who claimed she was misdiagnosed with cancer
Aoife O’Donovan was 17 when she received a lymphoma cancer diagnosis and underwent chemotherapy
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Essential to Avoid Delays in Litigating Claims
The Courts apply a high bar when considering whether to dismiss medical negligence proceedings due to delay. Indeed, in many cases they are allowed to proceed. While the Rooney decision in 2022 showed some departure from that tendency, there remains a high bar for defendants to get claims dismissed.
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Equality of arms
A High Court judge has taken aim at plaintiffs’ solicitors referring to medical consultants for the purpose of providing expert evidence. Stuart Gilhooly SC asks why the same ‘rule’ appears not to apply to defendants’ solicitors. The media, and clearly the general public who consume media, love a personal-injury story. Whether it is a large […]
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Case alleging liquid leaked from cannula and burned baby’s foot settled for €75,000
Tomiwa Bobby Agbaje, now aged 13, was five days old at time of alleged incident in Dublin’s Rotunda Hospital
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Young mother bled to death following ‘systems failure’ at Limerick hospital, inquest hears
Coroner returns verdict of medical misadventure as University Hospital Limerick issues apology to family of Susan Doherty
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Barrister brings action against Beacon Hospital over alleged treatment refusal
Alan Toal claims when he was due to attend his treating physician he was told the hospital had decided not to make an appointment
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Parents ask to see ‘evidence of change’ as hospital apologises over baby’s death
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital manager acknowledges ‘traumatic events’ experienced by Danny Ryan’s parents
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Man settles High Court case for €6m over five-month delay in diagnosing his brain tumour
A man who sued over a five-month delay in diagnosing his brain tumour when he was a teenager has settled his High Court action for more than €6m.
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Placenta Left In After Birth Negligence Claims Guide – Retained Placenta
A retained placenta can be a serious and potentially even life-threatening condition, due to associated haemorrhaging (serious blood loss).
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Deirdre Morley, who killed her three children, sues HSE, hospital and consultant
Children’s father Andrew McGinley has also issued medical negligence actions in the High Court
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Judge praises courage of parents as teenage girl receives €1m over narcolepsy after receiving swine flu jab
A High Court judge has praised the courage of parents dealing with children who have claimed to have developed a rare sleep disorder from the swine flu vaccine.
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HSE fails to adjourn action by boy seeking to raise damages claim to €61m
Real rate of return at issue in case of Oran Molloy (14), who suffered catastrophic injuries at birth
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