Heart patient who sued Blackrock Clinic for alleged fungal infection settles for €3m

The Blackrock Clinic contended that the man’s fungal infection came on too soon and he may have had the fungal infection before he went in for surgery

Mr Justice Paul Coffey, who approved the settlement, said the litigation risk in the case was great and and over and above what one would expect in most cases. File picture

A 49-year-old man who claimed he suffered catastrophic injuries from a fungal infection allegedly acquired while undergoing a heart procedure at Blackrock Clinic has settled his High Court action for €3 million.

The settlement was announced in the High Court a day after the court had granted lawyers for the man an order so their engineers could inspect the theatre complexes incorporating operating theatres 4 and 5 at the Blackrock Clinic, Rock Road, Blackrock, Dublin, over the August bank holiday weekend.