Case studies

Our medical negligence team has recently settled a claim for a woman who underwent vaginal mesh surgery which left her with severe pain affecting her life, relationships, work, and mental health.

Our medical negligence team recently concluded a case for a person who sadly passed away due to a subarachnoid haemorrhage.

Penningtons Manches Cooper's medical negligence team has recently settled a claim for the family of a baby who sadly died when he was three months old.

We have recently settled a claim for a woman who experienced a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of her severe bone infection.

We have recently settled a claim against the West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for a client who suffered pain and emotional distress following a delay in performing an appendectomy (the removal of an appendix).

We have settled a claim against Spire Healthcare Ltd for a client who suffered an anastomotic leak following gastric bypass revision surgery, leading to the need for further surgery and causing her a problematic recovery.

Our clinical negligence team has settled a claim for a man who suffered a perforated bladder and bowel after an error was made during surgery to insert a suprapubic catheter. A suprapubic catheter is a flexible tube inserted through the abdomen that remains in place to collect urine.

We have settled a claim for a woman who suffered a number of errors in her maternity care, while she was a patient of Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, tragically leading to the stillbirth of her son.

We have recently settled a claim for a woman whose consultant breast and oncoplastic surgeon failed to take correct measurements prior to performing breast symmetrisation surgery in 2017.

We have recently settled a claim for the widower of a woman who suffered a delay in the diagnosis of a brain tumour. The delay led to over four months of unnecessary pain and suffering.

Penningtons Manches Cooper’s clinical negligence team has recently settled a claim arising from a failure to treat a severe bone infection. Our client suffered significant pain, underwent several operations and will likely require a knee replacement in the future, as a result of the negligent medical care.

Our medical negligence team has recently settled a claim for the husband and children of a 59-year-old woman, who sadly passed away due to an internal haemorrhage as a result of failings in her treatment.