Boy with autism settles for €15m over use of epilepsy drug during mother's pregnancy

The boy’s younger brother has also settled his High Court action while his older sister has a case pending

Elizabeth Elliot Clarke outside the High Court after her son Jack settled his case for €15m and other son Tom settled his case with an interim payment of € 2.65m. Picture: Collins Courts

A 13-year-old boy with autism, who sued a neurologist alleging there was a failure to properly inform his mother about the risks of taking an epilepsy treatment drug during pregnancy, has settled his High Court action for €15 million.

The boy’s younger brother has also settled his High Court action with a €2.65m interim payment for the next seven years. The settlement of €15m to Jack Clarke from Rathfarnham, Dublin is without an admission of liability.