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Nellie’s $950K Settlement After Failed Surgery | Cork News
An 11-year-old girl with spinal muscular atrophy, Nellie Lannen, has won a landmark settlement of 950,000 euros after a botched experimental surgery at Dublin’s Children’s Health Ireland. The procedure involved an unapproved metal spring that shattered her pelvis, causing severe pain and 14 additional surgeries — leaving her permanently unable to receive the corrective spinal surgery she desperately needed. Her legal team argued the implant was untested and inappropriate, and while the hospital admitted negligence, causation remained disputed. The settlement, valid for two years, offers…
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