Solicitor For Westmeath Family Says High Court Action Added To Trauma

The family of Maria Fitzpatrick have reached a settlement in the High Court.

Settling an action in the High Court is not for the faint hearted - that's the view of a solicitor representing the family of a Westmeath woman who died from cervical cancer.

Mother-of-four Maria Fitzpatrick from Collinstown passed away in 2009, with her husband Kevin later seeking legal action.

A settlement was reached this week after Portiuncula Hospital, which handled two of Ms Fitzpatrick's smear tests, publicly apologised to the family for missing a chance to diagnose her sooner.

Niamh Ni Mhurchu from Callan Tansey Solicitors represented Mr Fitzpatrick in the case.

She says it added to their burden:

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