Court approves €7.5m for teen who sued HSE for medical negligence at St Luke s General Hospital in Kilkenny
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The High Court has approved a €7.5m settlement in a medical negligence action brought on behalf of a teenage boy who had sued the HSE over the management of his birth.
17-year-old Kyle Corcoran, who has cerebral palsy and requires permanent care, brought High Court proceedings the HSE claiming it had been negligent at the time of his birth at St Luke s General Kilkenny Hospital on June 4th 2003.
The action was brought by Kyle s behalf by his mother Amy Corcoran of Fr Byrne Park, Craiguecullen in Co Carlow.