Medical Negligence

Medical Negligence Resulting in Cerebral Palsy

Medical Negligence Resulting in Cerebral Palsy

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 …

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Legal Right to Access Medical Records

Legal Right to Access Medical Records

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 …

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Noteworthy Medical Negligence Cases

Noteworthy Medical Negligence Cases

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 …

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Sepsis and Medical Negligence Claims

Sepsis and Medical Negligence Claims

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 …

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M.M.Halley & Son rank in Ireland’s “Top 10” firms for medical negligence claims

M.M.Halley & Son rank in Ireland’s “Top 10” firms for medical negligence claims

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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Hip Abnormality at Birth resulted in Permanent Disability

Hip Abnormality at Birth resulted in Permanent Disability

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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Delay in Diagnosis: Settlement of €500,000 Against the HSE

Delay in Diagnosis: Settlement of €500,000 Against the HSE

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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Settlement of €8.8 million recently achieved-min

Settlement of €8.8 million recently achieved.

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, …

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