Bereaved families bring cases, similar to Vicky Phelan's, against US labs

The families of three women who died after receiving false smear test results are among 10 pending cases similar to that of Vicky Phelan.

All of the pending legal cases are against US labs, with no Irish labs involved, the State Claims Agency has confirmed.

Director Ciaran Breen revealed the agency only found out through the media about more than 200 women who could have had audit results kept from them and did not know the smear test scandal was far wider than Ms Phelan’s case before her situation was made public.