Medical Negligence

• The European Central Bank publish their opinion on the Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021

  • PostedSeptember 8, 2022
  

  On the 1st of July 2022, the European Central Bank (the “ECB”) received a request from the Irish Government to provide an opinion in relation to the provisions of the...

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• Lavelle Partners successfully secured a significant settlement on behalf of a Plaintiff who developed right brachial plexus and a number of other conditions as a result of his negligent delivery

  • PostedAugust 25, 2022
  

  In 1998, the plaintiff was born in Monaghan General Hospital. The delivery was complicated by dystocia. In pulling the plaintiff’s head whilst the right shoulder was obstructed behind his mother’s...

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• Lavelle Partners successfully secured compensation through the Hepatitis C & HIV Compensation Tribunal for a client that had been infected through a blood transfusion in the 1980’s

  • PostedAugust 24, 2022
  

  Lavelle Partners acted on behalf of the applicant in her original application in 1996. Her award before the Tribunal was on a provisional basis and the applicant was informed that...

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• Lavelle Partners successfully settled a matter on behalf of the parents of a baby that died at birth as a result of hospital negligence

  • PostedAugust 24, 2022
  

  In this case, the mother’s pregnancy was complicated by rhesus iso-immunisation due to anti-Kell antibodies which resulted in foetal anaemia. She required intrauterine blood transfusions which were carried out at...

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• Progress made in woman’s legal action over catastrophic injury at birth

  • PostedJune 21, 2022
  

  A 26-year-old woman from Cork who sustained catastrophic injuries shortly after her birth can proceed with her legal action against the consultant gynaecologist following a court ruling. Jane Harte was...

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• Lavelle Partners secured significant settlement for woman who suffered as a result of surgical negligence

  • PostedJune 2, 2022
  

  The Plaintiff in this matter received a significant settlement following a surgical error. The Plaintiff underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy which was complicated by bleeding and had to be converted to...

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