Wed, 01 Jul, 2020
Wed, 24 Jun, 2020
Abigail Barnett Hunt broke down in tears this week as she told the High Court how she can’t shout out if there is a danger to her children and her voice cuts out when she attempts to read a bedtime story.
Thu, 05 Mar, 2020
Abigail Barnett Hunt broke down in tears as she told the High Court how she can’t shout out if there is a danger to her children and her voice cuts out when she attempts to read a bedtime story.
Tue, 03 Mar, 2020
A woman who is currently in a palliative regime for cervical cancer has launched a High Court action over the incorrect reporting of her smear tests.
Wed, 18 Dec, 2019
"He was overtaking a lorry and he failed to make it and swerved, crashing in to several vehicles."
Tue, 10 Dec, 2019
It is claimed that 19-year old Bijan Melrose fell asleep at the wheel as he travelled back to Dublin after operating a photo booth and taking pictures at an event for his employer Shoot Booths Ltd.
Tue, 03 Dec, 2019
The announcement was made this morning by Chief Justice Frank Clarke at an insurance fraud conference in Dublin.
Tue, 19 Nov, 2019
Connor Corroon cannot walk unaided, uses a wheelchair and can only speak with the help of special eye gaze technology.
Mon, 11 Nov, 2019
Clodagh Walsh secured a €1.5m interim settlement for the next six years. At that stage the case will come back before the High Court when the girl’s future care needs will be assessed.
Tue, 29 Oct, 2019
Declan Jackson, director of Government Affairs with Insurance Ireland said that the judge’s comments don't tally with the industry’s understanding of information published by the Court Service
More recent scans have shown "something suspicious" in the woman's liver about which she is to have a consultation shortly, the court heard.
Tue, 22 Oct, 2019
A lab firm being sued in the High Court by a number of women concerning alleged failings in the HSE’s CervicalCheck programme last year increased its revenues here by 12% to €9.238m.
Mon, 14 Oct, 2019
A 13-year-old boy who suffered damage during his birth at a Cork hospital and now has cerebral palsy has settled his High Court action against the HSE with a final payment of €15 million.
Tue, 30 Jul, 2019
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal in November against a key High Court judgment in the case of terminally ill Ruth Morrissey.
Fri, 26 Jul, 2019
The Supreme Court has been asked to urgently hear an appeal against a key High Court judgment in the case of terminally ill Ruth Morrissey.
Wed, 24 Jul, 2019
Mary Moss, her counsel told the High Court, continued “unknowingly for six weeks” without her anticoagulants and had a major stroke and is now disabled.
A 35-year-old Cork farmer who sued after suffering horrific injuries when his hand was sucked in to a combine harvester as he tried to free grain clogging up the machine has settled his High Court action.
Samuel Forde, the Court heard, has cerebral palsy which has affected every aspect of his life and his requirements for the future are extensive and he will need lifetime care.
Tue, 23 Jul, 2019
A 34-year old Cork farmer who has sued after he suffered horrific injuries to his hand when it was sucked in to a combine harvester has claimed for €1.65m in losses, the High Court has heard.
Fri, 19 Jul, 2019
The family of an 88-year old man who died thirteen days after he was admitted to Sligo General Hospital has settled a High Court over his death.
A 35-year-old Cork farmer whose hand was sucked into a combine harvester as he tried to free grain clogging up the machine has sued in the High Court.
Thu, 18 Jul, 2019
A boy who was knocked down by an electric car in a car park has settled his High Court action for €55,000.
A 51- year old man with a terminal illness and who sued his employer over alleged exposure to silica dust has settled his High Court action.
Wed, 17 Jul, 2019
A 52-year old man who suffered a brain injury in a single punch assault on a Dublin street has been granted permission by the High Court to reject an award of over €1million by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal.
A schoolgirl who fractured her ankle as she jumped off a trampoline four years ago has settled her High Court action for €35,000.
Tue, 16 Jul, 2019
The widow of a man who died of a heart attack twelve days after it was claimed he presented to his GP complaining of chest pain has settled her High Court action over his death.
A boy who, when he was three years old suffered injuries when he fell from a third-floor balcony in a Dublin inner-city complex, has settled his High Court action for €750,000.
Wed, 10 Jul, 2019
A 32-year-old electrician who was knocked down by a car as he walked on a road near his home in the early hours and suffered a traumatic brain injury has settled his High Court action for €2.6m.
The widow of a 39-year-old postman who died after being knocked off his bicycle while on his post round in Limerick has settled a High Court action over his death for €250,000.
Tue, 09 Jul, 2019
A Limerick man who was released on a day pass from a psychiatric unit and suffered life changing injuries when he fell from a multi-storey car park has settled his High Court action against the HSE for €7.25m.
A tribunal to deal with CervicalCheck claims will not begin hearing cases until the Supreme Court rules on a High Court judgment involving a woman terminally ill with cervical cancer.
Thu, 04 Jul, 2019
A 13-year old boy who had sued over the circumstances of his birth at the National Maternity Hospital, Dublin has settled his High Court case for €7.25million.
Fri, 21 Jun, 2019
A partial appeal by the State Claims Agency (SCA) of a High Court judgment that found in favour of a woman terminally ill with cervical cancer will not include an appeal of the €2.16m in damages awarded to her.
Mon, 17 Jun, 2019
The Minister for Health has confirmed that the State will appeal the €2.1m compensation award granted to Ruth Morrissey.
Sun, 16 Jun, 2019
A mother of five who claimed an alleged misdiagnosis was made when she was first brought to hospital and who two months later collapsed with a stroke has settled her High Court action for €2.25m.
Fri, 31 May, 2019
Mayo University Hospital has apologised in the High Court for the standard of care given to a woman who had a chest x-ray two years ago and who it was alleged suffered a delay in the diagnosis of her lung cancer.
Wed, 29 May, 2019
A hospital has unreservedly apologised in the High Court to a 52- year old woman who was given the incorrect 'normal' diagnosis for a breast cancer gene test nine years ago but is now seriously ill with ovarian cancer.
An eight year old girl who suffered secondhand degree scald burns when a cup of hot chocolate tipped in to her lap on a Ryanair flight has settled her High Court action for €150,000.
Tue, 28 May, 2019
A 32-year old woman who sued, claiming she was groomed by a bus driver when she was a schoolgirl and later allegedly sexually assaulted by him, has been awarded €300,0000 by a High Court Judge.
Fri, 24 May, 2019
The HSE has raised concerns about the impact of the recent High Court ruling on the state of the CervicalCheck scheme, Health Minister Simon Harris will say tomorrow.
Tue, 21 May, 2019
A woman whose husband died suddenly while he was waiting for heart bypass surgery has settled her High Court action over his death.
Fri, 17 May, 2019
A woman who slipped on a patch of ice in a car park in Tipperary fracturing her ankle has lost her action for damages before the High Court.
Wed, 15 May, 2019
Screening programmes should not be paused, the health minister has said, after several professional medical bodies warned their viability was under threat in the wake of a recent landmark High Court judgment.
Sat, 11 May, 2019
US laboratory Quest Diagnostics today confirmed before the High Court it is to appeal the landmark judgement in the case of terminally ill Ruth Morrissey who last week was awarded €2.1m.
Fri, 10 May, 2019
The lead clinical director of Breastcheck, the country’s breast cancer screening service, says that comments by a judge in relation to screening services are a cause for concern.
A woman whose husband died from a blood clot while he was in hospital recuperating from surgery has settled her High Court action.
Thu, 09 May, 2019
A nine-year-old boy left brain damaged and permanently disabled after a failure to diagnose an infection when he was a baby has settled his High Court action against Temple Street Children's Hospital, Dublin with a final record damages payment of €25m.
Wed, 08 May, 2019
The widow of a 70-year-old man who died two months after he fell down steps at a Co Kerry beach has settled her High Court action.
Tue, 07 May, 2019
Concerns have been raised in medical and legal circles that a High Court judgment in the case of a terminally ill woman could ultimately have a negative impact on patient care and in the delivery of screening programmes.
Sun, 05 May, 2019
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