€4.75m settlement for boy left with cerebral palsy after birth

A boy left with spastic cerebral palsy after his birth at the Erinville Hospital in Cork has accepted €4.75m in final settlement of his legal action.

€4.75m settlement for boy left with cerebral palsy after birth

The latest lump sum settlement approved yesterday by the High Court for Shane Kenny comes two years after he accepted €1m in partial payment and was awarded a further €665,000 for his future loss of earnings.

Shane Kenny, aged 9, of Ballylouane, Ballyduff, Co Waterford, the High Court heard has developmental delay and motor dysfunction arising from the circumstances of his birth at Erinville on Nov 2, 2004. Through his mother Catherine, a nurse who gave up her job to look after him, he sued the HSE for negligence.

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