Article: Wife of man who died after operation gets [euro]250,000

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 ...

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