One Day After Discharge: The Questions Raised by the death of Gar Kane
Case Study: June 2026. When Gareth “Gar” Kane died by suicide in October 2020, his family lost a much-loved husband, father, son and friend. He was 39 years old and had been preparing to embark on what should have been an exciting new chapter in his musical career as bass player with David Keenan’s band. […]
When a Robotically Assisted Hysterectomy Leads to Sepsis and Years of Corrective Surgeries
Cian O’Carroll Solicitors recently secured a substantial settlement of damages through mediation for a client following serious and preventable complications after hysterectomy surgery at a private hospital in Ireland. The Original Procedure Our client underwent a robotic assisted hysterectomy to treat persistent menorrhagia, or heavy menstrual bleeding. The operation was intended to resolve a long […]
Inquest into man’s fatal brain haemorrhage
Case Study: April 2017 We acted for the partner and family of a man who tragically died from a brain haemorrhage after attending South Tipperary General Hospital on three separate occasions over a three-week period. Each time, he reported severe headaches, no brain imaging or neurological review was arranged. On his final admission, he suffered […]
FATAL INJURY CASE AGAINST WHITFIELD CLINIC, MR TADGH O’SULLIVAN AND DR KENNETH PATTERSON SETTLED FOR SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES
Case Study We represented the family of Bernadette Phelan, who tragically died after a routine knee operation at Whitfield Clinic led to a fatal pulmonary embolism. Despite her known history of DVT and other risk factors, the anticoagulant care provided was found by independent experts to be wholly inadequate. When the clot reached her lungs, […]
FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM
Case Study Our client, a 55-year-old man, suffered life-changing injuries after a hospital failed to diagnose and treat an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in time. Despite presenting to A&E late at night, there was a seven-hour delay before a CT scan confirmed the diagnosis. Surgery did not begin until 08:00, by which point extensive internal […]
Perforation During Routine Surgery
This case of LA v. The Hermitage Clinic & Yahya Kamal involved our client attending a private clinic for what was expected to be routine keyhole surgery. During the procedure, she suffered a perforation to her colon, leading to a cascade of severe and life-threatening complications. It was alleged that her post-operative symptoms were not […]
€115,000 settlement for schoolgirl who claimed she was left with double vision after alleged delay in treating eye abscess
A young girl who it is claimed has been left with some double vision after an alleged delay in treatment for an eye abscess has settled her High Court action for €115,000. Lorna Browne was only seven and at school when she developed a very large and aggressive lump on her left eye, her counsel […]
Family sue hospital after man recovering from surgery died following fall
A man who was admitted to University Hospital Waterford as he recovered from major heart surgery fell and hit his head and was dead over 18 hours later, the High Court has heard. The widow and family of Waterford man Bobby Gaule on Thursday settled a High Court action against the HSE over the 70-year-old […]