Case studies

Our clinical negligence team has achieved a substantial six-figure settlement following a failure to diagnose and treat an extensive epidural abscess.

We have settled a tragic case involving the sudden and unexpected death of our client’s husband from undiagnosed acute aortic dissection (AAD) whilst in hospital.

Penningtons Manches Cooper’s medical negligence team has recently settled a claim for a woman who suffered complications caused by the insertion of a transvaginal tape.

Our clinical negligence team has achieved a high-value settlement for a young girl with cerebral palsy following a hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice.

We have settled a claim for a young girl in relation to negligent treatment provided during her mother’s labour, which resulted in brain damage.

We have recently settled a claim for a young woman against a private dermatological surgeon. The claim related to laser skin treatment for acne scarring, which caused irreversible damage to our client’s skin and had a significant psychological impact on her.

We have successfully settled a claim for a young mother who sustained a second-degree tear during the birth of her baby, which was erroneously sutured with non-dissolvable suture material. Typically, such repairs would be stitched using dissolvable material.

We recently settled a claim for our client, a retired police officer in the Metropolitan Police Force, following the tragic and unexpected loss of his father while in hospital. We managed to negotiate a settlement after securing an admission of liability from the hospital trust, avoiding the need to start court proceedings.

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.