Cork woman, 27, with cerebral palsy, sues over care after birth

Jane Harte, who cannot speak or walk and has spastic quadriplegia, has taken an action against retired consultant and gynaecologist Pallany Pillay over her care at City General Hospital, Infirmary Road, Cork, in 1995

Olivia Harte with daughter Jane from Cork City at the Four Courts on Tuesday. Picture: Collins Courts

A 27-year old woman with cerebral palsy has sued in the High Court over the care she received after her birth at a now closed private maternity hospital in Cork City.

Jane Harte, who cannot speak or walk and has spastic quadriplegia, has taken an action over her care at City General Hospital, Infirmary Road, Cork, in 1995, where her mother, who was then 16 years of age, was a patient.