George Cooney, who worked at a plant in the United States that serviced Caterpillar forklifts, contracted fatal lung cancer as a result of exposure on a daily basis to asbestos-containing parts while servicing brakes and clutches. The work Mr Cooney had to do entailed activities such as – • Sanding asbestos brake shoes; • Using […]

When we are acting on behalf of the family of a deceased person whose death was caused negligently, we often have to assist our clients through the Inquest procedure. An Inquest is an inquiry into the death of a person or persons. It is an inquiry into the facts only and is not adversarial in […]

Litigation cases are routinely filed against drivers – and their employers – when they look away from the road to interact with a device in the course of their employment and cause an accident. Every day of the week we regularly see motorists using hand-held electronic devices while driving. Statistics from the Road Safety Authority […]

The DePuy Pinnacle Ultamet metal-on-metal hip implant comprised four components – a femoral stem which is inserted into the femur, a cobalt-chromium femoral head, or a ball, which connects to the top of the stem, a titanium acetabular cup which attaches to the pelvis and a liner, which sits inside the acetabular cup. Although the […]