Soldier’s claim for psychiatric injury from malaria drug Lariam advances as court orders partial discovery

The High Court has partially granted and partially denied the discovery of documents requested by a soldier who alleges psychiatric injury from the anti-malarial drug Lariam, which was prescribed during his service in the Irish army. The court agreed to the substitution of one category of documents with those from a similar case, while removing other contested categories deemed irrelevant or overly burdensome for the defendants to produce. The plaintiff's claim, which includes allegations of negligence and breach of contract by the army in administering Lariam, will proceed with the necessary documents to support his case.