The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by Bus Eireann against a High Court judgement in a personal injury case where an injured plaintiff was awarded a sum of €260,000.00 damages for injuries sustained in a road traffic accident on 31st of July 1999 at Rathcoole County Dublin. The High Court awarded damages to Ms. […]

Serious safety concerns   have been voiced about a drug licensed by the Irish Medicines Board for the treatment of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis in patients whose disease has failed to respond to other treatment or is severe and getting worse. On the 20th of December 2011 the U.S Food and Drug administration reported that a […]

There have long been suspicions over the level of toxins in make-up. There have been numerous reports of safety risks and in particular the lead levels in lipsticks. According to a recent report by e Max Health,  eyeliner and concealers contain Cadmium , powders and blushers are not Nickel-free, Beryllium is found in bronzers, eye-shadows, […]

GSK is paying $3 billion to resolve US government claims that it illegally marketed drugs such as Avandia, which is a diabetes drug. Glaxo who are one of the world’s biggest drug makers agreed last month to resolve more than 20,000 outstanding cases which alleged Avandia caused heart attacks. The settlements are part of London-based […]

Marks and Spencer has recalled four of its own brand products as they have been incorrectly date coded “use by 09 March” instead of “use by 09 February”. Consumers have been advised by the Food Safety Authority not to eat the implicated batches after the 9th of February 2012. No other products or date codes […]

Private hospitals carried out more than 2/3rds of the surgeries involving the use of two defective hip implant devices as a result of which almost 300 patients in Ireland require revision surgeries. The latest figures from the HSE show that the Whitfield Clinic in Waterford made most use of the DePuy products which became the […]

The food Safety of Ireland has announced a recall of a batch of Iceland frozen lamb mince due to the presence of salmonella. The producer, Iceland Foods Ltd. has recalled the product. No other products are known to be effected by this recall. Iceland Foods Ltd. has issued in-store notices requesting customers who have bought […]

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has confirmed that Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese Ltd  is recalling a batch of cheese. The product called Wicklow Blue Irish Farmhouse Cheese has been recalled due to a high level of Listeria monocytogenes. No other products at this stage are known to be affected by this recall. The Authority has […]

In a judgement delivered by Ms. Justice Mary Irvine on the 25th of November 2011 in a case involving Paul Hegarty v. The Mercy University Hospital Cork, Judge Irvine dismissed the Plaintiff’s case. Mr. Hegarty who is a 34 year old who lives in Glanmire in Cork issued proceedings against the Mercy University Hospital in […]

The High Court has dismissed a claim by Damien O’Hara against Eirebus Ltd. and Brioni Lane. In a judgement delivered on the 2nd of December 2011 the Plaintiff’s claim was dismissed. The background to the case is that the Plaintiff, who was born on the 11th of November 1975 sustained significant injuries when he was […]