The High Court has awarded a 36 year old school teacher who suffered a serious injury to her right ankle when she was caused to fall down steps at a Dublin Restaurant on the 3rd October 2009, the total sum of €97,000 damages. Sinead McDonald claimed in her High Court proceedings that her accident was […]
Archives for November 2012
Road traffic award reduced by 55% for contributory negligence
The HIGH Court has reduced an award of €223,500 made to Ms. Jade Price down to €100,575 as a result of her failure to wear a safety belt and for allowing herself to be a passenger in a vehicle where the driver had consumed excessive alcohol. Ms. Price was a front seat passenger in a […]
Failure by Limerick Hospital to diagnose spinal fracture leads to award of €145,000.00
Kevin Greaney who sustained injuries to his back and chest in a motor cycle accident on the 10th July 2005 sued the HSE as a result of the failure by the Emergency Department of Limerick Regional Hospital to correctly diagnose compression wedge fractures of his T11 and T12 vertebrae and their failure to give him […]
Bogus Metal-on Metal Hip Implant approved for use in Europe
Companies responsible for approving new medical devices in the E.U have unknowingly given their stamp of approval to a fake new metal-on-metal hip implant. In an undercover investigation conducted by the British Medical Journal in conjunction with the UK Newspaper, the Telegraph, several companies hired to approve new medical devices for the E.U approved a […]
Pfizer settles Chantix suicide case
Pfizer Inc. has reached a confidential settlement with the widow of a Minnesota man who killed himself after taking the anti-smoking drug Chantix. The Widow of Mark Whitely sued Pfizer after his death in November 2007 alleging the company failed to sufficiently warn that Chantix could increase the risk of suicide. The Law suit was […]
Medicines Board issues safety alert over anti-depressant drug
The IMB has issued a safety warning concerning Agomelatine (Valdoxan) which is an innovative drug to treat depression. Reports of serious hepatotoxicity has been associated with the drug and Doctors have been reminded of the importance of monitoring liver function when treating patients with Agomelatine. Among the cases of hepatotoxicity reported with the drug since […]