Irish high court okays settlement of 2.4 mln euros to brain-damaged girl
Xinhua, June 11, 2015 Adjust font size:
Ireland's High Court on Wednesday approved a settlement of 2.4 million euros (about 2.7 million U.S. dollars) to a seven-year-old girl who suffered brain damage as a baby.
In March the court found the condition that caused damage to Ava Kiernan from east Ireland's County Meath would have been detected if a public health nurse had taken appropriate action during regular check-ups, according to state broadcaster RTE.
RTE quoted Justice Kevin Cross as ruling that there had been a failure on the part of the public health nurse to record the concerns of Ava's mother, to properly record the baby's head circumference and to have the child recalled within weeks for further examination.
On Wednesday, the court was told the case for damages had been settled with an interim payout of 2.4 million euros for the next 10 years.
Ava suffered from hydrocephalus or water on the brain. She sued the Health Service Executive, through her mother Ruth Kiernan, for negligence claiming her serious symptoms were caused by the failure to detect the condition before it caused significant damage.
The HSE is responsible for the provision of healthcare providing health and personal social services for everyone living in Ireland with public funds. Endit