Girl settles her action against HSE for €5.8m

An 8-year-old girl with dyskinetic cerebral palsy after her birth at a Cork hospital has settled her action against the HSE for €5.8m.

Girl settles her action against HSE for €5.8m

The settlement came on the 12th day of the hearing to assess damages before the High Court.

Ms Justice Mary Irvine was told that liability in Grace Orchard’s case was only conceded in January — over three years after Grace’s parents had initiated proceedings in the case.

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