by Eoin P. Campbell, LL.B., Solicitor | May 15, 2019 | Birth Injury Claims, Children's Injury Claims, Doctor Negligence Claims
A 15-year-old boy who claims that he sustained a wound to his face during when his mother was undergoing a Cesarean section has submitted a €60,000 birth injury compensation action against the master of the National Maternity Hospital and Dr Stephen Carroll, the...
by Eoin P. Campbell, LL.B., Solicitor | Jun 19, 2018 | Birth Injury Claims, Hospital Negligence Claims, Medical Incidents, Medical Negligence Claims
A €5m Birth Injury Compensation settlement for a 14-year old boy has been approved in High Court in relation to the circumstances of his birth at Sligo General Hospital. The boy Conor Maxwell was represented by Des O’Neill SC and Doireann O’Mahony BL who advised told...
by Eoin P. Campbell, LL.B., Solicitor | Feb 15, 2018 | Birth Injury Claims, Brain Injury Compensation, Compensation Claims, Hospital Death Settlements
A woman, aged 20, who suffers from cerebral palsy who sued the HSE to relation to the treatment administered to her during her delivery has settled her cerebral palsy action with an interim payout of €1.95m at the High Court. Despite being born just 40 minutes after...
by Eoin P. Campbell, LL.B., Solicitor | Jan 20, 2018 | Birth Injury Claims, Brain Injury Compensation, Children's Injury Claims, Compensation for Long Term Injuries, Personal Injury Claims
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is currently reviewing the use of Epilim to treat cases of Epilepsy following a number of report that have linked it to instances of birth defects and disability. Epilim, a drug which Epilepsy Ireland has urged doctors not to...
by Eoin P. Campbell, LL.B., Solicitor | Jun 2, 2017 | Birth Injury Claims, Compensation for Long Term Injuries, Delayed Diagnosis, DePuy Hip Implant Recall, Doctor Negligence Claims, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Negligence Claims, Incorrect Medication Claims, Medical Incidents, Medical Negligence Claims, State Claims Agency, Surgical Negligence Claims
The State Claims Agency has published a report revealing the most common clinical incidents in Ireland and the cost of settling clinical negligence claims. The report – National Clinical Incidents, Claims and Costs – covers the period between 2010 and...
by Eoin P. Campbell, LL.B., Solicitor | May 9, 2017 | Army Compensation Claims, Birth Injury Claims, Children's Injury Claims, Compensation Claims, Compensation for Long Term Injuries, Health and Safety Authority, Workplace Injury Claims, Wrongful Death Claims
New unprotected chemical exposure claims against the Defence Forces, made by a former Baldonnel-based air corps mechanic, have been published in the Journal. Working conditions at the Casement Airbase in Baldonnel, County Dublin, have been the subject of investigation...
