Mother who lost baby tells court €25,394 for wrongful death ‘derisory’

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that the child’s mother was keen to have her feelings on compensation under the Civil Liability Act opened to the court.

“I wish to take this opportunity to urge the Oireachtas to legislate for an increase of the [current €35,000] limit to permit judges to award damages commensurate with the grief suffered by families of the dead, where appropriate,” she stated. Ms Murrin claimed the staff had negligently failed to do so with the result David, because of his under-developed lungs, had been rendered more susceptible to respiratory distress syndrome and the need for resuscitation which, when administered had been unsuccessful, resulting in death.Mr Motherway said the proceedings had issued in August 2015 and a defence had been delivered by the, in February 2017.

 

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