Settlement money is 'not a lottery win' — Solicitor says every family's case has its own story

Aileen Gibson, mother of Lee Gibson, with her solicitor Orla Kelly after the High Court approved a €20m final payment on behalf of Lee Gibson in 2019. Picture: Collins Courts

Three medical negligence cases, three unnecessarily long legal battles with the HSE, and three landmark rulings. Liz Dunphy examines the human stories behind each case and talks to three solicitors who helped the families get justice and access the life-lengthening and life-enhancing therapies and care they need for the rest of their lives.

‘Every medical negligence case has a human story behind it’