BMW has announced that it has agreed to recall about 1.6 million cars worldwide due to airbag safety issues. The recall affects 3 Series cars manufactured between May 1999 -August 2006. A number of other car manufacturers have announced that they are recalling millions of cars due to the risk of exploding airbags. The defect […]

A customer has been awarded €70,000 damages by the High Court after suffering injuries in a slip and fall accident on a wet Supermarket floor. The customer who was recovering from a hip operation claimed that the Supermarket was negligent in causing him to slip on a liquid spill. The Supermarket fought the case saying […]

A drug safety alert has been issued by the U.S Health Authorities concerning over the counter topical acne treatment products that can cause very serious hyper-sensitivity reactions. The products are sold under a variety of brand names, including Neutrogena, Clean & Clear, Aveeno, Ambi and Oxy. The topical acne treatment products are sold in a […]

More and more Irish workers are suffering repetitive strain injuries (RSI) from continuous over use of body parts.  Basically, cumulative trauma is a wide range of injuries that collectively affect muscles, tendons and ligament structures. Cumulative trauma is caused by prolonged static postures and repeated dynamic body postures (repetitive movements) or a combination of both. […]

The E.U has now adopted a Directive to prevent needle stick injuries and blood borne infections to Healthcare workers from sharp objects such as needle sticks. The objective of the Regulations is to achieve the safest possible working environment by preventing injuries to workers caused by all medical sharp instruments. The Regulations apply to all […]

A Physiotherapist who sustained serious injuries to her lower back when she was caused to slip on icy steps at her workplace has been awarded damages of €1 million by the High Court. The Physiotherapist who worked in Baggot Street Community Hospital in Dublin fell and seriously injured her back when she went to warn […]

Recent figures published by the HSE show a steady decline in the number of MRSA cases reported. There was a decrease of 59% in reported cases of MRSA from 2006 to 2012. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) gathers information from Hospitals on health care associated infections and anti-microbial resistant organisms such as MRSA. MRSA […]

A deceased Indian Woman had before her death instituted proceedings against Johnson & Johnson over its DePuy Orthopaedic ASR hip implant device alleging that the metal–on-metal hip device caused her to develop fatal aggressive brain cancer. The woman’s Family believes that the cancer was the result of an accumulation of cobalt and chromium from the […]

Irish Drug and medical device maker Endo International said it will pay $830m to resolve roughly 20,000 personal injury lawsuits from patients who say they were injured by the Company’s vaginal mesh implants. Endo’s American Medical Systems Inc. Unit confirmed that it’s settling the suits over it’s medical devices including Preigee, Apogee and Elevate Implants. […]

In 2013 there were 16 deaths in the agricultural industry 4 of which were children and 5 were people aged over 65. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) are now going to increase the number of unannounced inspections on farms due to the increase in farm related accidents. This year alone the number of farm […]