Girl with cerebral palsy awarded €3m in High Court settlement

A €3 million settlement, made without admission of liability, has been approved by the High Court for a permanently disabled young girl with cerebral palsy who alleged negligence in the circumstances of her delivery at theThe hospital had strongly disputed liability for the injuries suffered by Orlaith Sweetman-Healy in 2006 and contended the damage suffered by her was a result of a foetal stroke for which it could not be held responsible.

The money will be applied towards buying a new house suitable to Orlaith’s needs and care assistance, she said. She hoped the case would “shine a light” on the situation in an effort to avoid any other family having such an experience., Dublin, had sued the hospital for alleged negligence in relation to the birth of the child there on November 17th, 2006.

Because results of a CTG scan were “non-reassuring”, a decision was made about 4.25pm to carry out an emergency caesarean section. That began at 6.03pm and the baby was born at 6.09pm in poor condition.

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