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Liam Moloney, a Naas based Solicitor recently addressed an International Medical Negligence conference whichtook place in Dublin on the 17th May. The conference-“ Medical Negligence Litigation in Ireland-The Current State of Play’’ was organised by the patient safety charity – Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) and covered many major issues currently affecting medical negligence litigation […]

A study by the Road Safety Authority has shown a dramatic drop in injuries and fatalities among children involved in road traffic accidents. The study compared with results from two time frames, 1996-2000 and 2004-2008. The study also assessed RTA injuries in children under 15 years old. There was a 36% drop in the number […]

Robin Quinn a professional horseman who fell from a horse on Monday 21st November 2005 has been awarded a sum of €126,410.00 in damages by The High Court. Mr Quinn suffered his injuries when a horse he was riding jumped a metal gate. The horse then fell on top of him and badly smashed his […]

Pfizer must pay at least pay at least $4,000,000.00 in damages to a woman who developed breast cancer after taking the companies Prempro menopause drug. A Jury in the USA concluded that Pfizers Wyeth unit was liable for causing Margaret Fraser’s cancer and that Prempro is an unreasonably dangerous product. The Jury also found that […]

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has voiced its concerns at the high levels of E-coli infection in Ireland, with provisional figures of 285 cases of human infection recorded in 2011 by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre. Most E-coli bacteria are harmless, but some types are extremely harmful and can cause severe stomach pains and […]