Teenager settles case against Rotunda Hospital for €1.1m over alleged shoulder injury at birth

The court was told the boy has had to have surgeries since his birth, the first one when he was four months old

The Rotunda Hospital contended the treatment and care provided to the baby boy and his mother accorded with an appropriate standard of medical care. File photo

A 16-year-old boy who claimed he suffered a severe shoulder injury at birth at The Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, has settled a High Court action for €1.15 million.

Teenager, Bassit Balogun, the High Court heard has significant difficulties with his left arm, shoulder and elbow.