by Jessica | Mar 19, 2020 | Case Victories, medical negligence, News, Uncategorized
“It was a privilege to act for young Robyn Kilgallon and the Kilgallon Family. Hopefully this settlement will bring some comfort to Robyn and her family. It was a long fought battle but we got there in the end”. Donnacha...
by Jessica | Mar 19, 2020 | Case Victories, medical negligence
A severely brain injured nine-year-old girl has been awarded €12m to settle her legal action against the Health Service Executive. Robyn Kilgallon from Caltragh Road in Sligo sued the HSE over a failure by Sligo General Hospital to admit and treat her for meningitis...
by Jessica | Sep 14, 2016 | medical negligence, News
Plaintiffs in wrongful death actions can no longer rely on the date of death of a loved one as the date on which time starts to run where the date of knowledge of the injury causing death precedes the date of death. Plaintiff personal representatives may find...
by Jessica | Dec 16, 2014 | medical negligence, News
What is Laser Eye Surgery? This is surgery which is performed for refractive purposes. Refractive surgery means any surgery with the intention of altering the refractive state of the eye, to deal with issues that a patient may have, such as long sightedness, short...
by Jessica | Nov 29, 2013 | medical negligence, News
Correct Diagnosis for certain ailments relating to Cancer. When someone receives a diagnosis from their medical professional relating to cancer, the effects of this can be both traumatic and difficult for the individual patient, with the key issues being timely, and...
by Jessica | Oct 9, 2013 | medical negligence, News
What is Medical Negligence? We all accept that medical professionals have a difficult job to do in assessing our symptoms, making the correct diagnosis and providing the appropriate treatment, but what do you do when the standard of care of treatment is so poor that...