Woman (20) with cerebral palsy settles case over birth circumstances for €9.75 million

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Woman (20) with cerebral palsy settles case over birth circumstances for €9.75 million
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Rianna Dempsey from Kilmacanogue sued Mount Carmel maternity hospital and estate of late consultant Patrick Tunney

Rianna Dempsey sued over the management of her birth in 2003 at the private Mount Carmel maternity hospital in Churchtown, Dublin. Photograph: Cyril ByrneA 20-year-old woman with cerebral palsy who sued over the management of her birth at the private Mount Carmel maternity hospital in Dublin has settled her High Court action for €9.75 million.

Her senior counsel, Sara Antoniotti, instructed by Augustus Cullen Law, told the court that the representatives of the estate of a consultant, now deceased, and Mount Carmel Medical Group Ltd were being sued. Meta Ireland chief Anne O’Leary: ‘We need to work together across the tech industry ... so we keep people safe online’

Ms Dempsey, from Quill Road, Kilmacanogue, Co Wicklow, through her mother, Lorraine Dempsey, sued the representatives of the estate of the late consultant gynaecologist and obstetrician Patrick Tunney as well as the company in liquidation, which operated Mount Carmel maternity hospital in Churchtown. She said the case concerned the medical management of the mother in the latter stages of pregnancy.

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