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.

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.