Medical Negligence Resulting in Cerebral Palsy The Senior Partner, Emmet Halley, represented a 17-year-old boy with cerebral palsy who has secured a final payment of €12,500,000.00 for settlement of his High Court action over the circumstances of his birth at University Hospital Waterford (formerly Waterford Regional Hospital). This brings the total settlement to in excess …
On or about the 13th July, 2013, the client underwent a colonoscopy procedure at the Hospital. He was subsequently advised by the Hospital that his bowel was free from any cancerous growth and was clear of any malignancy. In September and October, 2014, apparently two diagnoses of bowel cancer were made in patients that had …
Everyone has a legal right to access their own medical records. In practice, however, patients can encounter various difficulties when liaising with healthcare facilities to get these documents. Hospitals and doctors’ offices can sometimes charge you to return your records. The specific cost of this varies depending on the nature of the record and the …
Emmet Halley, the firm’s senior partner, recently settled some noteworthy cases, particularly in the medical negligence sphere. The following medical negligence case settled for €1,000,000.00. In early April 2016, our client attended at a hospital with a history of acute symptoms, including the onset of incoordination, facial numbness and leg weakness. He had initially attended …
Sepsis is an immune response to bacterial infections in the bloodstream. The inflammation that this response triggers can be very harmful, causing tissue damage, organ malfunction, and even death. Sepsis occurs most commonly in hospitals. While the issue is sometimes unavoidable, the risk of its development increases in facilities with improper hygiene procedures. Failure of medical staff …
It is with great pride and excitement that we share the news of our recent ranking in Ireland’s “Top10” firms for medical negligence claims. This news reflects our enduring commitment to excellencein providing services to those left with personal and financial burdens after substandard medical care.Medical negligence litigation is invariably stressful for claimants. Many such clients …
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A 13-year old girl who had a hip abnormality at birth which allegedly went undiagnosed for six years and who now has a permanent disability has settled her High Court action for €1million. Nyomi Millea Melvey’s father, Colin, told the High Court she can only walk for three to five minutes before her hips lock …
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A couple who sued for nervous shock after their twin daughter died five days after her delivery at Waterford University Hospital has settled an action against the HSE at the High Court. Baby Alex Widger died just five days after she and her twin sister Robyn were delivered by caesarean section in 2014. Monica and …
The firm’s principal, Emmet Halley, recently settled an action for €500,000.00 against the Health Service Executive on behalf of a client in respect of medical negligence. In 2011 the client was complaining of prolonged and disabling pain in the lower back and sciatic pains, especially in the right leg. Her orthopaedic surgeon diagnosed her with …
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Senior Partner, Emmet Halley, represents Martha Gallagher (aged 6 years), and recently achieved a settlement of a once off lump sum payment of €8,800,000.00 for her in respect of injuries caused as a result of circumstances surrounding her birth at University Hospital Waterford (formerly WRH) in June 2011. During labour, which progressed throughout the day, …
