Retired academic who claims Limerick hospital's medication left him in wheelchair settles case

Mr Regelski's pneumonia was treated with an antibiotic called Levoflaxin and various steroids.
Retired academic who claims Limerick hospital's medication left him in wheelchair settles case

81-year-old Thomas Regelski, a retired Professor of Music, was treated at University Hospital Limerick for pneumonia in late June 2019. File picture: Dan Linehan

An American retired music professor who claimed a side-effect of treatment he received at an Irish hospital allegedly left him with severe mobility problems has settled a High Court action against the HSE.

The claim, which was settled without an admission of liability, was brought by 81-year-old Thomas Regelski, a retired Professor of Music arising out of his treatment at University Hospital Limerick for pneumonia in late June 2019.

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