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Irish Patients wait for answers after defective ventilation devices recalled
Covidien Plc, a medical device company based in Dublin, recalled up to 330,000 surgical ventilation devices on 18th July 2012. The devices, called the cuffed Shiley 8LPC, 8FEN tracheostomy tubes, were used during surgery to create an airway and pathway to remove...
Deadline Looms for DePuy Hip Implant Recall Patients
Many of you will have read our previous blogs about the DePuy hip implant recall. There is now only a FEW WEEKS remaining for a number of those affected by the recall to lodge a claim. 3,282 Irish patients were fitted with DePuy ASR hip implants. Experts have found...
When Your Marriage Does Not Last For As Long As You Both Shall Live
If you are faced with marriage breakdown, and the uncertainty that comes with it, it is important for you to know what options are available. When we are approached by someone who is going through difficulties in their marriage the first thing we explore is the...
Your Monthly Review – DePuy Deadline, Symphysiotomy, Family Law Courts Reform
In today’s blog I will review the topics we discussed with you over the past few weeks - the DePuy Hip Implant Recall, Symphysiotomy and the proposed reform of our Family Law courts structure. DePuy Hip Implant Recall – Deadline for Lodging Claims With almost two...
Symphysiotomy – Violation at the most Vulnerable Time in a Woman’s Life
1,500 Irish women were victims of symphysiotomy between 1944 and 1992. A symphysiotomy is a barbaric procedure where the obstetrician breaks a woman’s pelvis, cutting it into two to facilitate the delivery of her baby. This procedure was discontinued and replaced by...
Ulster Bank IT Failure – Your Situation when the penny dropped!
It is estimated that between 500,000 and 600,000 Ulster Bank customers were affected in Ireland by the recent computer glitch. Of course, this problem concerns the entire RBS Group and has had an impact on many millions of people in the UK also. People have been...
In Doubt about Your Health? Ask for a Second Opinion!
Today my article will focus on medical negligence following a number of recent high profile cases and inquests. Medical negligence is essentially an act or omission by a health care professional which is below the accepted standard of care and which results in injury...
Should you be still trading?
Insolvency is where a company is no longer able of pay its debts. When a company becomes insolvent there are a number of options available – receivership, liquidation or examinership. Liquidation is when the company ends and its assets are sold with the proceeds of...
Seek Justice…on Time!
The Statute of Limitations is the length of time a person has to make a claim after an incident that causes damage or harm. Once the time has passed an action can no longer be brought. The logic is simple and grounded in common sense principles: after a certain...