The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency in the United Kingdom has recalled alcohol skin preparation pads, swabs and swab sticks manufactured by H&W. All pads manufactured since 2007 up to and including April 2010 have been recalled. These pads have been found to contain potential bacterial contamination which may lead to skin infection. […]
School Boy Awarded €10,000 Damages For School Yard Fall
An 11 year old school boy has secured a settlement of €10,000 for injuries sustained by him in a school yard accident. Moloney & Company Solicitors represented the young boy in the case. He sustained facial injuries when he ran into another boy when he was playing a game in the school yard. The other […]
What Warnings Should Be Given To Patients Before Treatment?
It is not sufficient to establish that a warning should have been given but was not given to entitle a patient to recover damages. The patient must prove that had they been given a proper warning they would have opted to forgo the procedure. The Supreme Court in the case of Walsh –v- Family Planning […]
What is Retinal Detachment?
Retinal detachment is a potentially blinding condition but one that is treatable with modern surgical techniques. Provided the retinal detachment is diagnosed in a timely fashion, patients can be offered a chance of successful treatment in excess of 90% of cases. Delay, or missing the diagnosis may result in irreversible blindness. What are the Symptoms […]
Severe Liver Injury Associated With Use of Multaq (dronedarone).
Dronedarone (multaq) is used in adults with past or current occurrence of a heart condition called atrial fibrillation (AF) to prevent the fibrillation coming back or to lower the heart rate. Following cases of rare but serious liver injury in patients using this drug, a safety warning has been issued from the Irish Medicines Board. […]
ACOUSTIC SHOCK CLAIMS COULD COST CALL CENTRES DEARLY
It is important for employers and employees to take seriously the risk of acoustic shock. An extract from the national definitions of acoustic shock in telephone and headset users published by the Acoustic Safety Programme on the 1st May 2006 concluded the following based on evidence – An acoustic incident is a sudden, unexpected […]
ASBESTOS CAUSES DEATH OF 64 TEACHERS IN ENGLAND
Official figures in the United Kingdom have shown that exposure to asbestos in classrooms in England the life of a teacher a month from cancer. New statistics show that 64 school teachers suffered from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma in the past 5 years. In all at least 272 teachers have suffered from the horrific […]
TRIBUNAL DELAYS COSTING ECONOMY MILLIONS
The massive growth in employment disputes has lead to a huge back log of cases waiting to be heard by the Employment Appeals Tribunal. Liam Moloney, a Naas based Employment Lawyer has called on the incoming government to reform the Employment Appeals Tribunal’s procedures to ensure speedier resolution of employment claims. More than 10,000 employment […]
CONDITIONS CAUSED BY EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS
Asbestos related conditions include: mesothelioma – a particular form of cancer almost always associated with exposure to asbestos and always fatal. Pleural thickening – can be disabling or produce significant physical symptoms. Asbestosis – progressive crippling respiratory disease. Lung cancer – in very limited circumstances only. Pleural plaque – changes in the lung showing evidence […]
MAKING A PERSONAL COMPENSATION CLAIM FOR AN ASBESTOS RELATED ILLNESS
The procedure when making a claim for an asbestos related disease. In Ireland a personal injury compensation claim for an asbestos related disease must be started within 2 years from the date when the person suffering from the condition became aware of the diagnosis. In fatal cases a claim must be commenced by the personal […]
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