€1.5 Million Settlement in Delayed Diagnosis of Recurrent Breast Cancer Case
Case Study: June 2026 Alaina Hogan of Cian O’Carroll Solicitors recently secured a €1.5 million settlement in a complex medical negligence case involving the delayed diagnosis of recurrent breast cancer. More than a decade before the events giving rise to this case, our client had been successfully treated for Stage 1 breast cancer. Following surgery […]
Delayed and Mismanaged Breast Cancer Diagnosis – €630,000 Settlement Against Cork University Hospital
Case Study In another major victory for patient safety and accountability, Cian O’Carroll Solicitors secured a €630,000 settlementfor a woman in her 40s who suffered avoidable and harmful consequences due to delayed diagnosis and overtreatment of breast cancer at Cork University Hospital (CUH). The mother of two first attended her GP in December 2016, reporting concerns about breast asymmetry. […]
Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer, €1 Million Settlement
Case Study We represented a woman in her 50s who suffered devastating consequences after breast cancer went undiagnosed at St. Vincent’s University Hospital, one of Ireland’s designated “centres of excellence.” Despite acting quickly when she noticed symptoms and attending multiple reviews, examinations, and scans, her cancer was missed for more than two years. Independent expert […]
37 Year Old Mother Of Two With Incurable Breast Cancer Receives Apology From HSE & GP
Case Study: July 2023 A case brought through Cian O’Carroll Solicitors saw a 37-year-old woman and mother of two young children settle a High Court action against the Health Service Executive (HSE), University Hospital Limerick, and a GP over serious delays in her breast cancer diagnosis. The woman, who carries the BRCA2 gene mutation, was […]
Dorota Sliwa V. HSE April 2018
Case Study: April 2018 In a case brought with urgency by Cian O’Carroll Solicitors, 13-year-old Krzysztof Sliwa was awarded €325,000 in a legal action arising from the death of his mother, Dorota Sliwa, following delays in the diagnosis and treatment of her evolving breast cancer. The settlement was approved by the High Court in April […]
Olive Fahey October 2018
Case Study: October 2018 Olive Fahey, a 55-year-old woman, secured a significant six-figure settlement in October 2012 for a breast cancer misdiagnosis case. Represented by Cian O’Carroll Solicitors, Ms. Fahey was assured she was cancer-free on multiple occasions from 2005 to 2007, only to be diagnosed with Grade 3 invasive cancer later. The settlement was […]