Girl, 12, who claimed her shoulder was injured at birth settles action for €600k

Settlement, which was reached after mediation, is without an admission of liability

Jessica Nolan, from Kinnegad, Co Westmeath, had through her father Dermot Nolan sued the HSE over the circumstances of her birth at the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, in October 2010. Picture: James Flynn/APX

A 12-year-old girl who claimed she suffered a shoulder injury at birth at the Midland Regional Hospital has settled a High Court action for €600,000.

Jessica Nolan, it was claimed, suffered an injury to her left shoulder and as a result, it was claimed, has difficulties steadying a notebook to write or using An iPad and difficulty lifting and carrying her school bag.