High Court €3m settlement for family of boy brain damaged at birth

A High Court action brought on behalf of a 11-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, who requires constant care and attention as a result of the injuries she sustained during his birth at Monaghan Hospital, has been settled today for €3m.

High Court €3m settlement for family of boy brain damaged at birth

A High Court action brought on behalf of a 11-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, who requires constant care and attention as a result of the injuries she sustained during his birth at Monaghan Hospital, has been settled today for €3m.

Fabian Lavery (aged 11), who sued through his mother and next friend Una with an address Emyvale, Co Monaghan, had sued the North Eastern Health Board for negligence and breach of duty arising out of the circumstances of his birth at Monaghan General Hospital on August 17, 1997.

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