December 10th, 2008
A young girl who was starved of oxygen at birth is to receive compensation to pay for her future care needs.
Chloe Ellen Faulkner, now eight, was born at King George Hospital in Goodmayes in 2000, but suffered brain damage during her delivery which led to cerebral palsy and spastic quadriplegia, the Ilford Recorder reports.
As a result, she can only communicate by moving her eyes, needs to be fed through a tube and requires medication throughout the day.
Her mother Maria Farquarson helped her to sue the hospital’s managers – Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust – on the grounds of clinical negligence for delaying her delivery. It has now agreed to pay compensation.
Although the exact amount is unspecified, the payout is believed to run into millions of pounds when the annual payments for the rest of her life are taken into account.
Compensation for brain damage will often be more substantial than that for other injuries since it must cover care for the remainder of the person’s life in most circumstances.
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November 27th, 2008
A woman whose post-operative care was mismanaged by a hospital has received a substantial payout for the injuries she went on to sustain.
Clair Simpson, now 27, had open heart surgery for a congenital defect when she was 11 months old.
Although staff at the Royal Liverpool Hospital successfully carried out the operation, Ms Simpson’s drug therapy afterwards was not managed properly and she had a heart attack which caused brain damage, the Winsford Guardian reports.
She now needs round the clock care and will never be able to live independently.
Ms Simpson’s mother Veronica sued the North West Strategic Health Authority and it has now agreed upon a payout of £5.8 million in order to cover care for Clair in the family home.
"No sum of money can ever compensate Clair and ourselves for what we have lost," Veronica said.
Compensation for brain damage will often be more substantial than that for other injuries since it must cover care for the remainder of the person’s life in most circumstances.
Tags: Brain Damage, Brain Damaged Woman, Circumstances, Clock Care, Congenital Defect, Heart Attack, Ms Simpson, Open Heart Surgery, Post Operative Care, Remainder, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Strategic Health Authority, Sum Of Money, Veronica, Winsford Guardian
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November 14th, 2008
A child who suffers from cerebral palsy as a result of his birth has been awarded a substantial sum of compensation at London’s high court.
Robert Feeney, now eight, was delivered at Blackpool Victoria Hospital in 2000, but became trapped during the delivery, the Blackpool Gazette reports.
He now suffers "problems at just about every level", including communication and mobility.
In a new development, the hospital has agreed to settle his claim for compensation after admitting 50 per cent liability for his injuries.
Robert will now be paid a lump sum of £1 million, as well as £40,000 a year until he is 19, then £78,000 a year for life after that.
A spokesperson for the hospital trust said: "The case has now been settled. The trust wishes Robert and his family all the very best for the future."
Compensation for brain damage is usually more substantial than that for other injuries since it must cover care for the remainder of the person’s life in most circumstances.
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November 5th, 2008
A man who was brain damaged at birth more than 30 years ago has won a battle for compensation.
Darren Anderson was born at St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey in 1970, but his mother Audrey had suffered a haemorrhage and staff did not treat her appropriately, it was claimed.
The family also alleged that hospital staff mishandled Mr Anderson’s delivery.
His parents were given poor legal advice in 1973 and were told that it was too late to make a claim. However, they sought more accurate advice in 1999 and judges this week ruled Mr Anderson should be paid compensation.
East Coast NHS Strategic Health Authority were ruled to be 72.5 per cent liable for Mr Anderson’s brain damage and he will now be paid a lump sum of £1.3million and annual payments of more than £70,000 for the rest of his life.
The money will enable Mr Anderson to purchase a house in which he can live with carers, enabling his parents to have some respite from the care they have provided him.
Compensation for brain damage will often be more substantial than that for other injuries since it must cover care for the remainder of the person’s life in most circumstances.
Tags: Accurate Advice, Brain Damage, Brain Injury, Chertsey, Circumstances, East Coast, Haemorrhage, Hospital Staff, Legal Advice, Lump Sum, Mother Audrey, Mr Anderson, Nhs, Parents, Remainder, Respite From, S Hospital, St Peter, Strategic Health Authority
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September 22nd, 2008
The mother of a Royal Marine who was injured in Afghanistan has appealed to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to increase the amount he is to be paid in compensation.
Ben McBean, 21, lost an arm and a leg in a Taliban roadside bomb attack in the notorious Helmand province.
However, the MoD has offered him only £161,000 in compensation, £124,000 less than the maximum £285,000 that can be paid to injured troops.
His mother Joyce Cockburn said the amount is insufficient.
"We’ve got no idea how … we will afford a specially adapted house for him to live in. He and all his friends thought the government would take care of them if anything happened to them out there," she commented.
An MoD spokesperson said that the amount of compensation Mr McBean will be paid is likely to increase.
The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme is the compensation package for members of the Armed Forces. It is designed to provide compensation, irrespective of fault, across the full range of circumstances in which illness, injury or death may arise as a result of service.
Tags: Afghanistan, Armed Forces, Circumstances, Cockburn, Compensation Package, Compensation Scheme, Helmand Province, Mcbean, Members, Ministry Of Defence, Mother Joyce, Roadside Bomb Attack, Spokesperson, Taliban
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