Cork man left paralysed by back surgery sues for damages

A 27-year-old man who was left paralysed following scoliosis surgery at the Blackrock Clinic in Dublin has begun a High Court action for damages.

Richard O'Callaghan, from Togher in Cork, defied medical odds to recover from the paralysis, which it is alleged occurred due to the negligence of his orthopedic surgeon at the Blackrock Clinic in December, 2005.