A woman whose husband died from a blood clot while he was in hospital recuperating from surgery has settled her High Court action on undisclosed terms. Des O’Neill SC, for Mrs Hackett, told the court it was their case that Mr Hackett developed a pulmonary embolism which was allegedly not diagnosed in time and, once diagnosed, was allegedly not treated adequately. Mrs Hackett told an inquest into his death that her husband’s coat was hanging in the hall in the family home but “John is not where he should be”. She also alleged failure to have regard to the fact that in the absence of chest infection, the most likely explanation for reduced blood oxygen levels was pulmonary embolism. Approving the settlement, Mr Justice Kevin Cross offered his sympathies to Mrs Hackett and her family.

Source: The Irish Times May 09, 2019 14:18 UTC