Case studies
Medical negligence
Case study
Settlement for patient whose delay in treatment for wet AMD caused irreversible loss of eyesight
We have obtained compensation for a client who pursued a claim against Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust relating to a delay in diagnosis and treatment of his wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD).
We have recently settled a claim against Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust after our client suffered injuries following a negligent circumcision.
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 medical negligence claim against East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust after our client’s baby daughter was tragically stillborn, following negligent management of her pregnancy.
We have secured settlement for a client who pursued a clinical negligence claim against Royal Surrey County Hospital. The claim arose following a negligent delay in diagnosing and removing an object retained within our client’s left eye, which caused our client to suffer a severe infection and led to complete loss of sight from his left eye.
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Substantial settlement following an osteotomy, corrective surgery and a total knee replacement
We settled a claim for a client in her forties who developed a significant pain in her left knee, and after a number of investigations was advised to have a high tibial osteotomy.
We have secured settlement for our client, who pursued a clinical negligence claim in relation to her treatment for knee pain against her former private orthopaedic surgeon, Mr Sait. This summary is one in a series of case studies concerning similar claims.
We have secured settlement for our client who pursued a clinical negligence claim against her former private orthopaedic surgeon, Mr Sait. This is one in a series of cases in which we are advising patients treated by Mr Sait.
We achieved a settlement for a young woman left seriously disabled by failures in her care at Hull Royal Infirmary, which led to a delay in diagnosis of cauda equina syndrome.
Our client underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (the removal of her gallbladder) as she was suffering from pain due to gallstones. The operation was performed negligently and her bile duct was severed during surgery.
Our client was training to be a medical doctor when he was diagnosed with an abdominal tumour.
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Settlement of claim for hearing loss and cognitive injury caused by pneumococcal meningitis
A claim was made in relation to injuries sustained shortly after our client’s birth. Our client developed pneumococcal meningitis, which would have been avoided with appropriate treatment. Hearing loss was subsequently identified as a result of the infection.
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