€35k settlement approved for family of man who died months after procedure

The High Court has approved a settlement of €35,000 to the family of Brian McElhinney, a retired building contractor from Glenties, County Donegal, who died in December 2014 months after undergoing a medical procedure at Letterkenny University Hospital. Mr McElhinney's widow, Rosaleen, sued the HSE on behalf of herself and her late husband's dependents, alleging negligence in connection with a lumbar puncture…