A boy suffering from cerebral palsy has won €4.55 million damages in settlement of his High Court action alleging negligence in the circumstances of his birth at Waterford Regional Hospital.
The costs awarded to Waterford boy Karl Cretzan, now aged eight, are the second highest awarded by Irish courts. Karl will require life long care and a range of special services and therapies.
The case related to the treatment of Karl's mother while she was in labour with Karl at Waterford Regional Hospital on the night of November 10th, 1995.
Mr Justice Herbert ruled the settlement in favour of Karl, of The Folly, Waterford, against the South Eastern Health Board and Dr Rodger W Reynolds, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist. The defendants had denied negligence.