Case studies

We settled a claim on behalf of the estate of an elderly lady who suffered a stroke after her anticoagulant treatment was not recommenced following surgery.

Our client had been admitted to Guy’s Hospital with complications following treatment for throat cancer. During his stay in hospital, he contracted Legionnaire’s Disease due to contamination on one of the wash basins.

Our client presented to A&E with what was described as a ‘worst ever’ headache. After being assessed, she was discharged with painkillers. Her condition deteriorated over the next couple of days and an ambulance was called.

We have recently issued proceedings in a claim where our client, a man in his 40s, suffered a stroke during an embolisation procedure, which was required prior to surgery to remove a tumour from his neck.

We have successfully settled a claim for our client who suffered a devastating haemorrhagic stroke due to delayed diagnosis and treatment of high blood pressure.

A bereaved family has been awarded damages following admissions of liability from two NHS trusts after they failed to monitor and maintain appropriate anti-coagulation levels in a warfarin-dependent patient.

We have recently settled a claim for a woman who was widowed at a young age when her husband died from a pulmonary embolism after orthopaedic surgery.