Baby died ‘gasping for breath’ over 13 hours after doctors withdrew care, court hears
Couple take action against HSE over death of newborn son in Mullingar hospital in 2016
Record €30m birth injury settlement may spark demand for higher awards
Lawyers for catastrophically injured plaintiffs likely to seek similar amounts
Narcolepsy test case result will disappoint other sufferers
Case was settled with no admission of liability, muddying the picture for others
Wexford man blinded by medical error settles court action for €5.9m
Beaumont Hospital agrees to pay for future care
HSE failed to reply to cancer check calls
Woman told two smear tests which initially showed no abnormalities were wrong
‘Hands-on’ osteopaths seek official recognition
Profession sees itself as complementary to mainstream medicine despite scepticism
Boy with cerebral palsy awarded €15m over injuries at birth
Master of Coombe Dr Sharon Sheehan apologises to Eoin McCallig and parents
Claim that medical negligence hearings are becoming ‘mini trials’
State Claims Agency chief executive says lawyers ‘bog down’ system with excessive claims
Families and patients suffer as settlements drag on for years
Legal teams are said to be reluctant to use mediation and prefer court
Bar Council rejects claims over ‘excessive’ legal fees
Lawyers claim ‘deny and defend’ approach widespread in medical negligence cases
‘If they had admitted it at the time, it would have made a huge difference’
Case study: Róisín Conroy and her parents’ legal quest for State to admit liability
Doctors who admit mistakes know best
An adversarial approach to complaints prolongs pain for families and increases the taxpayer’s bill, say advocates
Taxing master reduced lawyers’ fees in medical negligence case by 50%
Law firm appeals ’manifestly unfair’ decision
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