A teenage girl, who sustained an Erb´s Palsy injury due to an alleged breach in the duty of care at her birth, has had a birth injury compensation settlement of 850,000 Euros approved in the High Court.
Sarah O´Sullivan (14) of Blarney, County Cork, suffered a shoulder injury during her birth at Cork City General Hospital in 1997 which resulted in her being diagnosed with right-sided Erb´s Palsy as she grew older.
Claiming that the management of her birth was mishandled and that the injury could have been avoided with due diligence, Sarah sued the hospital and consultant obstetrician Dr. Patrick Kieran through her father, Kevin.
Both Cork City General Hospital and Dr. Kieran denied the claims made against them, but the High Court heard that they had agreed to a birth injury compensation settlement of 850,000 Euros without admission of liability.