Case studies

• Significant damages recovered as a result of failure to avoid in utero injury
  Our client sustained a severe brain injury, which resulted in four-limb cerebral palsy, due to the shunting of blood between monochorionic twins in utero.
• Life after settlement: one year on from settling a £10.96 million claim for a child with cerebral palsy
  A year ago, the clinical negligence team at Penningtons Manches Cooper achieved a successful settlement for an 11 year old boy who suffered brain damage arising from his mother’s antenatal care at St George’s Hospital in London.
• £14.1 million birth injury award achieved following failure to offer an earlier caesarean section
  We have recently achieved a settlement for a capitalised sum of £14.1 million for our client, now aged six, who has cerebral palsy after sustaining a significant brain injury at birth. 
• Substantial settlement in excess of £30 million achieved for brain injury at birth following hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice
  This claim was brought on behalf of our client for a brain injury sustained at the time of birth, which was caused by a prolonged period without adequate oxygen or blood flow.
• £9 million birth injury award arising out of failure to respond to CTG monitoring after reduced fetal movements
  We recently concluded a birth injury case following a very complex investigation considering care dating back several decades.
• Seven-figure damages approved for hypoxic brain injury at birth claim following court judgment
  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.
• Compensation awarded following hypoxic ischemic brain injury sustained at birth despite brain cooling therapy
  A claim was made on behalf of our client in relation to brain damage sustained at the time of her birth. Our client’s mother suffered a ruptured uterus during delivery and required an emergency caesarean section.
• £17 million settlement for child with cerebral palsy caused by negligent care at birth
  Our clinical negligence team has recently settled a claim for a capitalised sum of £17 million on behalf of a nine year old child who suffers from cerebral palsy as a result of negligent treatment during her birth at a London hospital.
• £27 million settlement for cerebral palsy caused by birth injury at London hospital
  Our clinical negligence team has recently settled a claim for over £27 million on behalf of a 10 year old child who suffers from cerebral palsy as a result of negligent care at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust. This is the highest settlement the team has achieved to date.
• Negligence by midwifery team leading to kernicterus brain damage
  We are representing a young boy who has athetoid cerebral palsy and hearing loss, with learning difficulties, enamel dysplasia and impaired vertical eye movements, due to his form of brain damage called kernicterus.
• Asphyxia and neurological damage from mismanaged labour
  We are pursuing this claim, in which liability is now admitted in full, on behalf of our client who was born in December 1987, one month earlier than her due date.
• 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.
• £7.75 million award for cerebral palsy caused by delay in diagnosis of meningitis following Group B strep infection
  The claimant was born by ventouse delivery at 41 weeks gestation. His condition was poor on delivery, with grunting, jitteriness and some bleeding from the umbilical cord. He was initially transferred to the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) for monitoring but was returned 45 minutes later.
• Settlement of maternity care claim for mother following the stillbirth of a baby
  We have recently settled a claim for a woman who suffered a number of errors in her maternity care during the late stages of her pregnancy. The failings, which took place under the care of Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, tragically led to the stillbirth of her son in July 2016.
• Claim for the avoidable death of young baby due to failure to monitor his mother correctly
  We have recently represented the parents of a baby who tragically died at Kettering General Hospital when he was eight days old.
• Death of baby due to incorrect insertion of long line causing pericardial tamponade
  We settled a claim against Portsmouth Hospital NHS Trust for the neonatal death caused by an incorrect placement of a neonatal long line which penetrated the right atrium causing cardiac tamponade.
• Settlement against hospital trust following neonatal death
  We resolved a claim for a family whose son died in hospital only a few hours after his birth. It had already been noted that the mother was suffering from pyrexia and meconium stained liquor was evident shortly after admission.
• Seven-figure settlement agreed for young girl with brain damage caused at birth
  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.
• Seven-figure settlement secured for failure to diagnose and treat post-partum haemorrhage
  A young woman has been awarded substantial damages following failings in her maternity care, where she suffered a significant and life-threatening post-partum haemorrhage and subsequently suffered severe post-traumatic stress disorder.
• Wrongful birth claim for mother of baby born with Patau’s syndrome
  We recently settled a claim for our client, whose baby daughter was born with Patau’s syndrome following clinical negligence by her GPs and the hospital antenatal clinic.

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