Case studies

Following successful surgery in which a large, benign tumour was removed from our 8-year old client's brain by frontal craniotomy, she was transferred to the neurology ward.

We resolved a claim for damages for a family whose son died in hospital only a few hours after his birth. The mother had an uneventful pregnancy with no complications but, within hours of admission, she was noted to be suffering from pyrexia and meconium stained liquor was evident. Oxytocin was given to progress labour and the dosage increased despite a number of indications that its use was contraindicated.

Our client had a complicated medical history, with diabetes, hypertension and gallstones. She fractured one of her toes and had a below knee plaster cast fitted and was then admitted to hospital to have her gall bladder removed.

In this case, an elderly patient in hospital with a known bowel obstruction collapsed.

Our client had already had an ectopic pregnancy as a result of which she had lost one of her Fallopian tubes. She later attended a locum GP at her usual surgery, complaining of abdominal pain.

Our medical negligence solicitors acted on behalf of a young man who injured his wrist falling onto his out-stretched hand. He presented to A&E in pain; was x-rayed and told that there was no sign of a fracture. He was not told to come back if the pain continued.

Our client's wife died following surgery to remove her gall bladder in which the operating surgeon failed properly to identify her anatomy.

Our client underwent a prostatectomy for which no prior tests or investigations had been conducted. The surgery itself left him incontinent and impotent and despite attempts at remedial surgery these problems remained.

Our client was undergoing surgery for recurring breast cancer when she suffered a burn to her breast. She understood that the burn was caused by a theatre lamp being lowered and coming into contact with her skin. As a result, she needed further surgery a week later to remove the area of burnt skin.

Our client underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (removal of his gall-bladder) due to multiple gallstones. He was appropriately advised before the operation that it might be necessary to convert to an open procedure, a laparotomy, due to the possibility of internal abdominal adhesions as a result of previous abdominal surgery for bowel cancer.

We secured compensation of £14,000 for a 26 year old woman in respect of the physical and emotional distress she suffered as a result of complications during the birth of her first child.

Our client received morphine for pain relief, but was given a significant overdose that resulted in her suffering a near-death experience and post-traumatic stress disorder.