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Article: Wife of man who died after operation gets [euro]250,000
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- The Irish Times
- Article date:
- October 28, 2009
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THE WIDOW of a man who died in hospital two days after undergoing
an operation to remove a kidney has secured [euro]250,000 in
settlement of her High Court action over his death.
The defendants had denied the claims and the settlement was
without admission of liability.
Nora Hayes (68), Elsinore Heights, Midleton, Co Cork, brought the
proceedings after her husband, Patrick (69), died on November 6th,
2004, at the Bon Secours Hospital, College Road, Cork. The case was
against consultant urologist Dermot Lanigan and the Bon Secours
Health System Ltd, a company engaged in the operation of the
hospital.
Dr John O'Mahony SC, for Ms Hayes, said her husband underwent an
operation for the removal of ...