Probation officer settles action over nerve damage for €170,000

A PROBATION officer who claimed a nerve in her left hand was damaged during a mastectomy operation in a Dublin hospital has settled her High Court action for damages for €170,000.

Probation officer settles action over nerve damage for €170,000

Catherine Corcoran, Shankill, Dublin, had brought her proceedings following the operation at St Vincent’s University Hospital on November 28, 2001.

The action was brought against a nominee of the hospital and two surgeons, Arnold Hill and Margaret O’Donnell.

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