A High Court settlement grants an 11-year-old girl nearly €1 million after a spring is inserted in her body during spinal surgery without approved authorization. The case is described as the first to come before the High Court following earlier controversy about the use of metal springs in children’s spinal procedures at CHI/Temple Street. According to reports, the girl’s treatment involved a spring that was not authorized at the time, leading to legal action and a payout agreed through the court process. The settlement figure is reported as €950,000 by one outlet and as almost €1 million by another. The matter is tied to wider concerns that have been raised about whether the springs used in certain pediatric surgeries were properly approved for use. The reports do not indicate that the settlement represents a finding of liability at trial; instead, they frame the payment as the resolution of the claim before the High Court. Further details on the circumstances of the surgery and the medical basis for the claim are not provided in the excerpts.