Compensation Claim For Negligent Cataract Treatment: £330K Awarded
Legal action following a failure of the NHS Trust to properly treat and advise the Claimant pre and post-surgery. The result being that the routine cataract surgery has been unsuccessful and the Claimant is now registered blind.
£2 million compensation for negligent hospital treatment resulting in air embolism and stroke
Claim following removal of a central line with the patient sat in a chair. This led to an air embolism and stroke which caused a somatoform pain disorder and permanent disability. This is one of the NHS's 10 “never events.”
Delayed diagnosis of Crohn’s disease resulted in permanent ileostomy
This was a case of a young woman who had acute presentation of severe Crohn’s disease which was not diagnosed definitively until her late re-representation with life threatening complications.
Compensation for Erbs Palsy Injury to Baby Following Negligent Delivery
The Client brought a claim against the NHS for failure to provide proper care to her mother during childbirth. The Client suffered an Erb’s Palsy injury and sought damages. The Client made a claim for past care and assistance, additionally there was also a claim for future care and assistance and loss of earnings.
Patient Advised to Have Knee Surgery When More Suitable Treatment Should Have Been Offered
Claim following inappropriate advice to 36 year old female undergo knee surgery, leading to knee replacement and 2 revisions of the knee replacement causing pain, long term disability and a future risk of an above knee amputation.
