€10.5m settlement for boy’s birth injury

The High Court has approved a settlement of €10.5 million in the case of a 12-year-old boy who was brain injured around the time of his birth. Sam Forde from Glenview Park in Sligo, sued the Health Service Executive for negligence and breach of duty over the...

MEDICO LEGAL CONFERENCE 20 SEP 2019: SPORT, MEDICINE & THE LAW

  CallanTansey is one of Ireland’s leading litigation firms. We act for players and athletes who claim they have received poor treatment for sports injuries. We also advise a number of Schools, Boards of Management and Sports Clubs. We see the positive impact of sport...

Man, 67, died two months after removal or aortic aneurysm

A verdict of medical misadventure was returned at the inquest of a man who had surgery for an aortic aneurysm. Doctors operated on Colm Nolan (67) from Belgard Heights, Tallaght, Dublin as his aneurysm had grown and was at risk of rupture. Family said Mr Nolan was...