Woman faces huge legal bill after losing case over alleged fall at clinic

A Dublin woman who sued the Blackrock Clinic after she claimed she tripped and fell over a kerb in the clinic grounds, twisting her back, has been left with a substantial legal bill after she yesterday lost her case.

Tina Altman, who represented herself in court, will now have to pay the legal costs of the Blackrock Clinic for the four-day action in the High Court.

Ms Altman, aged 60, of The Birches, Foxrock, had sued Blackrock Clinic Ltd, Blackrock, Dublin, as a result of the alleged fall on June 29, 2006.