5 April 2017
Sinead and the team acted for a man who suffered very serious injuries when a car collided with his motorbike. The accident was completely the fault of the other driver. The man suffered numerous fractures that required surgery as well as a partial amputation of his finger. Unfortunately, the man was unable to ever return […]
Read More15 March 2017
Sinead and the team at Cantillons Solicitors were instructed to act on behalf of the parents and siblings of a girl who was fatally injured as a result of an accident that happened on a farm. A claim was brought on behalf of the little girl, called a fatal claim, but as well as that […]
Read More14 March 2017
In March 2017, Pat Daly and the Medical Negligence Team settled a case for a lady who attended her General Practitioner with skin tags and small wart-like growths on her face and neck which she wanted removed. The lady’s General Practitioner attempted to freeze (cryotherapy) the skin lesions but was negligent in the application of […]
Read More14 March 2017
In March 2017, Cantillons settled a case for €15 million in final settlement of this High Court birth-injury case. It brings to €17.8 million the total awarded to Tadgh Costello; the highest award on record in the State. In achieving this record settlement, Cantillons have, once again, raised the bar and set a precedent for […]
Read More8 March 2017
Jody and the Litigation Team represented a lady who suffered serious injuries to her neck and back as a result of two road traffic accidents, both within the space of six months. This lady was an unfortunate passenger on both occasions. Jody and the Team successfully achieved a substantial settlement for this lady for both […]
Read More7 March 2017
Sinead and the team at Cantillons Solicitors have been contacted by numerous family members in respect of their loved ones who attended a foster home in the South East of the country some years ago. This foster home has become the subject of significant scrutiny now due to allegations of abuse at the home spanning […]
Read More6 March 2017
Aisling O’Leary and Jody Cantillon of the Litigation Department were delighted to give a talk on the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015, at Headway’s Family Carers Day on the 6th March 2017. Jody began the talk by outlining the current regime in relation to Capacity and Wardship. He then went on to outline the […]
Read More16 February 2017
The Litigation team acted for a woman who suffered neck pain when she was caused to fall on a wet floor in her local supermarket. The lady fell immediately as she came in the door and suffered from neck pain for a short time after the fall. Sinead and the Litigation team brought Circuit Court […]
Read More2 February 2017
In November 2015, the Court of Appeal handed down its Decision in the case of Gill Russell –v- HSE. The Medical Negligence Team at Cantillons had represented Gill Russell in the High Court, where he got a significant award for Personal Injuries he sustained during his birth. In the High Court, Mr. Justice Kevin Cross […]
Read More30 January 2017
Jody and the Litigation Team represented a lady who suffered serious injuries to her neck and head as a result of being rear ended in a road traffic accident. Our client was stationery in her car, indicating to take a right turn when she was struck to the rear by another car. Our client had […]
Read More26 January 2017
Cantillons Solicitors have announced a number of developments in relation to the Firm. The Firm was founded over thirty years ago by Ernest Cantillon and commenced its practice in 38 South Mall. It then moved to 39 South Mall and has grown progressively to become one of the leading litigation firms in Ireland. The Firm […]
Read More25 January 2017
Mary Scriven Solicitor acted on behalf of a client who was involved in a road traffic accident. The driver of the other car collided with the car that our client was driving. Our client suffered injuries to her neck, shoulders and carpel tunnel syndrome in her right wrist as a result of this incident. We […]
Read More25 January 2017
Mary Scriven, Solicitor acted on behalf of a client who while cycling his bike on a main road was collided with by a motor vehicle as a result of which our client was thrown from his bike and suffered a broken arm and broken ankle. As a result of this incident our client was out […]
Read More19 January 2017
Jody and the Litigation Team represented a gentleman who suffered very serious injuries to his neck, shoulders and back in a “pile up” road traffic accident. Our client was stationery in his car when another car collided with the back of his car. The car which collided with our client’s car had been pushed forward […]
Read More18 January 2017
Sinead and the team acted for a pedestrian who was struck by a van. He suffered an injury to his knee and hip as a result. The defendants sought to argue that the man had already had much of the injuries before the accident due to his age but Cantillons disputed this and argued that […]
Read More16 January 2017
Sinead and the team acted for a man who was innocently injured whilst out cycling. The man’s bike hit a hidden pothole that the Council had tried ( and failed) to fix numerous times before. As a result, the man suffered extensive damage to his shoulder which meant that he could not return to his […]
Read More20 December 2016
Sinead was instructed by a young woman who was a passenger in a car that was involved in a head on collision. The woman suffered a serious psychological injury, as well as a back injury that negatively impacted on the woman’s day to day life. In particular, it had a big knock on affect on […]
Read More19 December 2016
In December 2016, Cantillons settled a case for an undisclosed sum for a woman who tragically lost her baby boy at Wexford General Hospital in September 2012, following medical negligence in the treatment of her and her child during her pregnancy where the common but very serious condition of pre-eclampsia arose. A complication of pregnancy, […]
Read More19 December 2016
Cantillons acted for a man who was summarily dismissed from his employment. He was called to a meeting without any notice, accused of misconduct for a minor act, and was escorted of the premises. Sinead and the team sued his employer claiming Unfair Dismissal before the WRC. The adjudicating officer found in favour of our […]
Read More12 December 2016
The team acted for a taxi-driver whose car was rear-ended while he was working one morning. He suffered neck and back problems as a result and his ability to drive his taxi was affected for many months. Sinead and the team sued the driver of the car behind and the claim was dealt with by […]
Read More24 November 2016
Cantillons settled a case for over €50,000 for a woman who had a surgical tampon left inside of her following an episiotomy procedure. In this case, the Plaintiff had given birth to her first child and required an episiotomy afterwards. The procedure was commenced by a Doctor who left the room half way through the […]
Read More16 November 2016
Sinead Carroll and Mary Scriven successfully sued an employer for effectively dismissing their employee after many years’ service without any warning. The lady in question was called to a meeting out of the blue, accused of stealing (which she denied and was untrue) and was threatened with criminal proceedings. This caused such upset and humiliation […]
Read More8 November 2016
The medical negligence team recently compromised a claim for a 22 month old little boy, who suffered a devastating brain injury as a result of negligence at Cork University Maternity Hospital. The baby was being breastfed after his delivery when he suffered a “sudden unexpected post-natal collapse” which was unidentified, as the staff had not […]
Read More24 August 2016
A HSE worker assaulted by a patient during her course of work has settled her action for a relatively minor injury to her back and for mild PTSD against the HSE. The worker claimed that she had not received the appropriate control and restraint training from the HSE and neither had the HSE provided her […]
Read More6 July 2016
A cashier working in a busy supermarket sustained injuries to her back and to her wrist as a result of unsafe working conditions and practices. The cashier instructed Cantillons to issue proceedings on her behalf against her employer. The case was due to be heard during the High Court in Cork in July, 2016. Negotiations […]
Read More14 June 2016
The Litigation team acted for a mother and daughter who had the misfortune of being passengers in a car that was involved in a road accident. Another car came from a side road and hit their car. They both ended up with back and psychological injuries and High Court proceedings were issued for both ladies […]
Read More1 June 2016
The Medical Negligence Team recently compromised a claim by way of mediation, for a lady who had a stillbirth as a result of negligence. A brief history of the matter is that the client’s ante-natal care was shared by her General Practitioner (“GP”) and a Consultant Obstetrician/Gynaecologist. At the ante-natal visits with the Consultant the […]
Read More1 June 2016
Sinead and the Litigation team represented a man who suffered very serious injuries in a “pile up” road traffic accident. The man was stationary in his car when another car collided with the back of his car. This second car had been pushed forward because of a third car that had collided with it. The […]
Read More27 May 2016
The Litigation team recently represented a lady who had the misfortunate of being involved in three road traffic accidents that were not her fault. The woman suffered severe physical injuries which forced her to change jobs. She also endured a debilitating psychological injury. The team brought High Court actions against all the drivers and successfully […]
Read More27 May 2016
Sinead Carroll and Ernest Cantillon recently represented a 78-year-old woman who fractured her hip after a slip and fall in Dunnes Stores. The case was bitterly fought by Dunnes who argued that she contributed to her own fall. The team argued that it was entirely the fault of Dunnes and their staff. Cantillons were successful […]
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