A young boy with a severe case of cerebral palsy was recently awarded a €5.2 million settlement for an injury he suffered at birth.
The boy, who lives in Dublin, Ireland, received a cerebral palsy diagnosis shortly after birth. He was awarded the settlement after claiming negligence against Dublin's Rotunda Hospital. The hospital denied that the negligence took place. They claimed that it was a liability issue and that nothing negligent occurred during the birth of the boy. The parents claimed that the boy was delivered by Caesarean section in a very poor condition and suffered severe physical and mental injuries. These injuries eventually led to the boy's cerebral palsy diagnosis. Due to this diagnosis, doctors claimed that the boy would never lead an independent life. They also claimed that the delivery should have been performed much earlier, since there were signs of fetal distress.
The judge claimed that it was not "an open- and shut- case" and he had no difficulty offering the boy the settlement for his sufferings. The awarded settlement will be used to pay for the boy's cerebral palsy treatment.
