Link: Examiner.
UP to 50 people affected by the killer bug, MRSA, are to sue the State on grounds they or their families were infected due to lax hygiene controls in hospitals. If successful, the landmark case could spark a raft of claims and expose the Government to a potentially massive legal bill. A well-known firm of Dublin solicitors, with wide experience in the area of medical litigation, informed the newly-formed MRSA And Families action group yesterday that they will take either individual cases or a group action.