Woman suing over alleged misreporting of smear slides has died, court told

At issue in the case are two cervical smear slides taken under the CervicalCheck national screening programme in February 2010 and August 2010. File picture

A woman with cervical cancer whose lawyers pleaded with the HSE to have her case over the alleged misreporting of her smear slides settled before her death has died, the High Court has heard.

Mr Justice Paul Coffey was told that the 59-year-old woman, who cannot be identified, passed away at the weekend. And a part of her case has now died with her as the HSE and laboratories involved refused a plea in the woman’s last days to have her right to general damages preserved after her death if her action was successful.