Justice Paul Coffey

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After two hours his counsel, Edward Walsh SC, told Mr Justice Paul Coffey his client had suffered an asthma attack and was not in a position to give further evidence.
Case adjourned as ESB worker suffers asthma attack in witness box

An action brought by an ESB worker attacked by a stag during the course of his work was adjourned at the High Court after he suffered an asthma attack(...)

John Matthews claimed he was allegedly exposed to toxic and noxious chemicals while he was working at the Intel plant in Leixlip, Co Kildare. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin
Man settles action over alleged exposure to noxious chemical at Intel plant

A man who claimed he was exposed to a toxic and noxious chemical while working on a refurbishment job at the Intel Ireland plant has settled a High Co(...)

Angela Walsh and Stephen Walsh speaking to the media outside the the High Court after their family settled an action over the death of their mother Anne Walsh in St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin. Photograph: Collins Courts
Family settles action over death of mother following hospital falls

The family of a 60-year-old woman who fell twice while she was recovering from surgery at St Vincent’s University Hospital and later died has settled (...)

Sandra McCormack of Douglas, Co Cork outside the High Court after her son Conor settled his action. Photograph: Collins Courts
Man left blind and unable to walk settles case against hospital for €25m

A man who ended up blind and unable to walk after he went to Cork University Hospital with a brain shunt problem as a teenager has settled a High Cour(...)

Settlement is the latest in a series of cases involving people who received the Pandemrix vaccine.
Girl who claims to have sleep disorder after swine flu jab gets €1.325m

A 14-year-old girl who claims she developed a rare sleep disorder after getting the swine flu jab has settled her High Court action for €1.325 million(...)

Karen McEvoy (24) who died in Naas General Hospital of sepsis on Christmas day 2018, one week after giving birth in the Coombe hospital.
Coombe apologises over ‘failings in care’ of mother who died of sepsis

The Coombe hospital has apologised for the “failings in care” of a young mother who died of sepsis on Christmas Day three years ago. Karen McEvoy (24(...)

Fergal Murphy, husband of Amanda, outside the Four courts in Dublin on Thursday. Photograph: Collins Courts
State urged to allow two cases relating to seriously ill woman to proceed together

The husband of a 44-year-old woman who is seriously ill has pleaded with the State to allow both her case of assessment of damages against the HSE and(...)

Deirdre and Adrian Molloy, the parents of Oran Molloy, outside the High Court after their son’s birth injury case was settled for € 30 million. Photograph: Collins Courts
Boy (14) with cerebral palsy settles case against Galway hospital for €30m

A 14-year-old boy with cerebral palsy who sued over the circumstances of his birth at a Galway hospital has settled his High Court action for €30 mill(...)

Chloe Flaherty, now 14, from Knocknacarra, Galway is physically disabled and mentally challenged.
Girl settles case over brain damage after surgery for €3m

The High Court has approved an interim payment of €3 million in a settlement for a girl who suffered brain damage after allegedly being discharged fro(...)

Woman who suffered severe brain injury following birth of child settles for €10m

A woman who sued a hospital over an alleged delay in diagnosing and treating a viral illness has settled her High Court action for €10 million. The se(...)

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