Potential cost of claims against State to rise ‘significantly’ from €4bn
Active claims currently number 12,000, including 305 cases relating to CervicalCheck
Active claims currently number 12,000, including 305 cases relating to CervicalCheck
State Claims Agency director to provide detail on compensation and legal costs paid out
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State Claims Agency chief says cases ‘a very significant economic challenge’ for the State
TDs told seven cases over screening controversy had been settled as of June 27th
Nearly 1,300 people made eligible claims against now-defunct company
Avoidable injury to infants in childbirth an ‘egregious insult’, senior doctor says
Annual total payout for such claims has more than doubled, says State Claims Agency
Fourteen more women take action over cancer screening programme claims
Claims agency says number of legal actions is now 28, with two more potential challenges
BreastCheck ‘has tacitly admitted’ concerns over potential missed diagnosis in screenings
Kerry mother of five describes six-hour mediation as ‘draining’ as she seeks settlement
Agency tells Dáil committee CervicalCheck ‘assertion does not accord with the facts’
Sinn Féin TD accuses State Claims Agency of acting like Pontius Pilate by ‘washing hands’ of women
Lawyer for terminally ill woman rejects agency’s assurances to treat cases sensitively
Prisons should consider reducing inmates’ court and hospital visits to protect staff, says report
State Claims Agency boss says the organisation faces its highest bill yet next year
State Claims Agency chief executive says lawyers ‘bog down’ system with excessive claims
Legal teams are said to be reluctant to use mediation and prefer court
Incidents at best performing unit almost 12 times lower than that with highest rate
TDs told 20 doctors gave up private practice over cost of cover
Cases can cost €100,000 before going to trial, conference hears
Some lawyers ‘implacably opposed’ to mediation says head of state agency
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A judge’s criticism has shone a spotlight on the sensitive area of medical negligence
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