Family of Julie O’Reilly Secures High Court Settlement After Repeated Smear Test Failures
Case Study Cian O’Carroll Solicitors represented the family of Julie O’Reilly, who died aged 60 after her cervical smear slides were repeatedly and negligently misread under the CervicalCheck programme. Despite multiple tests between 2009 and 2013 showing abnormalities, each was reported as negative, delaying her diagnosis until 2017 when her cancer had already spread. Julie […]
€4.9 million settlement for rare cancerous condition
Case Study: July 2021 A 12-year-old girl with a rare cancerous condition settled her High Court case for €4.9 million, represented by Cian O’Carroll Solicitors. Initially misdiagnosed as eczema, her condition worsened, requiring chemotherapy. The settlement will support her lifelong medical needs. For full details, click the link below. Read More: Irish Times Article
€2m Ovarian cancer settlement
Case Study: July 2018 Our client with terminal ovarian cancer has secured a €2 million settlement against the HSE, facilitated by our firm. The case centred on the failure to refer her for genetic testing despite a family history of ovarian cancer. The settlement, reached without an admission of liability, acknowledges the HSE’s oversight in […]
Family of woman who died of cancer settle High Court action
The family of a mother of four who died of cancer has settled a High Court action over her death. Mother and grandmother Julie O’Reilly was 60 years of age when the High Court heard she died on October 6th 2018, of endometrial cancer which has spread to other parts of her body. The family’s […]