Former Baxter Healthcare worker sues over failure to pay income protection

A woman has brought a High Court action over an alleged failure to pay out income protection payments under an insurance policy after she suffered serious pain.

Rose Prendergast, 64, had to cease working at Baxter Healthcare’s Castlebar factory in 2002 due to health problems, including pain in her legs, back and neck.

The court heard she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, which is a medical condition characterised by chronic widespread pain.