Case studies
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Claim settled for patient who suffered stressful pregnancy due to delayed diagnosis of polyhydramnios
The standard of care our client received during her last trimester made her pregnancy and labour extremely stressful. During her pregnancy, our client was concerned that she felt so ill with breathlessness, fatigue, swollen feet and ankles that she feared for her own health and that of her unborn baby.
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Claim settled for widower of patient with negligent delay in cancer diagnosis
Mrs H received treatment for cervical cancer in 2009 but she subsequently developed diarrhoea, abdominal pain and bloating and was referred for investigations to determine whether there was a recurrence of the cervical tumour.
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Settlement for delayed diagnosis of brain tumour
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.
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Negligent management of bilateral wrist fractures in pensioner
We settled a claim on behalf of the estate of a pensioner who received substandard medical care from King George’s Hospital in Ilford. Our client was a fit and active 76 year-old when she fell outside her home onto her outstretched arms, injuring her wrists and left shoulder.
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Development and deterioration of pressure sores in elderly patient
Our clinical negligence team was instructed by the family of an elderly lady who died in August 2019. Prior to her death she was admitted to hospital, during which time a significant pressure sore developed and deteriorated.
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Settlement of claim against hospital for tragic death of young mother
We settled a claim on behalf of a father and his two sons in relation to the death of his wife due to a failure to identify a sub arachnoid haemorrhage in time to prevent further fatal bleeding.
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Failure to act on suspected testicular torsion
We have acted in several cases involving the failure to investigate and diagnose testicular torsion properly. This is a relatively rare condition, normally affecting adolescents, but can sometimes affect older men and younger boys.
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Claim settled against Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust for broken arm after falling from a bed
Penningtons Manches LLP’s clinical negligence team has settled a claim against the Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust for a client whose elderly husband suffered a fractured humerus following a fall from a hospital bed at East Surrey Hospital.
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Successful claim for failure to treat severe bone infection
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.
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Failure to diagnose fracture of the humerus properly
Our medical negligence solicitors are investigating on behalf of a minor a claim arising from a fracture to the upper arm (humerus) at the elbow.
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Successful claim for patient with retained wire after hip resurfacing surgery
Our client underwent a hip resurfacing procedure under the care of orthopaedic surgeon, Sarah Muirhead-Allwood, on a private basis in October 2012.
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Damages following baby's death as a result of placental abruption
We have recently settled a claim against Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust relating to the management of the claimant’s pregnancy and the stillbirth of her daughter.
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Failure to suspect ectopic pregnancy
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.
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£4 million clinical negligence settlement following above-knee amputation
We recently settled a clinical negligence claim for a client who had served in the Metropolitan Police service since 2005. This was a complex claim which was settled for £4 million in damages at a joint settlement meeting.
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Substantial claim for delayed breast cancer diagnosis
We recently settled a substantial claim for damages for a client who suffered a delay in diagnosis of her breast cancer due to negligent errors in the interpretation of biopsies performed on a breast lump.
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Fatal delay in diagnosing ovarian cancer
We have recently settled a case in which the NHS Litigation Authority accepted that our client had a high prospect of being cured had she been treated properly. Instead, at the age of 42, she tragically died when a malignant ovarian cyst was not diagnosed for over eight months.
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Fatal colorectal cancer
Our client's wife attended her GP for nearly three years complaining of bowel problems. The GP failed to consider colorectal cancer as a potential diagnosis.
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Fatal effect of failing to recognise acute myocardial infarction
In this case, we successfully pursued a claim for the widower of a lady whose GP failed to recognise the signs and symptoms that should have led him to diagnose unstable angina or acute myocardial infarction (MI).
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Brain damage following delay in diagnosing signs of heart attack
Our client had a family history and a number of risk factors for heart attack, including his own weight and cholesterol level. He attended his GP complaining of chest pains, which the GP treated as reflux oesophagitis, but very shortly after leaving the surgery, our client collapsed in the street suffering a heart attack.
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Failure to identify bleeding following heart surgery
Our client underwent heart surgery after which he was found to be suffering inadequate blood circulation. The hospital failed initially to consider that this might be caused by internal bleeding and it was several hours before this was identified.
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