€320,000 Settlement after newborn left with chemical-type burn

The High Court has agreed a settlement totaling €320,000 in the lawsuit involving a seven-year-old girl who, as a newborn, suffered a chemical-type burn purportedly due to a wipe left in her incubator at a maternity hospital. During the proceedings, it was disclosed...

Hospital apologises after man’s death during CVC removal

Martin Best of Childers Heights, Ballina died in hospital in January 2019 after a procedure to have a central venous catheter (CVC) line removed. The deceased had longstanding chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and on or about the 29 December 2018 he experienced...

Case Involving Toddler Who Swallows Battery

One of our medical negligence solicitors acted for Aaron Sikorski who at 14 months of age, swallowed a button battery. It was alleged that despite his mother consistently telling the GP and A&E doctors of her fear that he had, an x-ray was not performed. Aaron...

HSE Admits Liability After Young Mother Dies Following Brain Injury

David O’Malley, Partner in our Medical Negligence department has represented Amanda Murphy and her family for a number of years. Amanda, a former school principal was placed on a ventilator in 2020, following a brain injury sustained in 2016. Sadly she died on 21st...