October 22nd, 2008
A boy who suffers from cerebral palsy as a result of injuries he sustained at birth has won the right to compensation.
Jaskirat Sangha, now eight, was born at London’s Greenwich Hospital, but was starved of oxygen at birth, reports the Essex Echo.
As a result, he developed cerebral palsy and now has the mental age of a 12-month-old baby, needing round-the-clock care.
This week, his family, who have battled for compensation, was awarded a lump sum of £1.7 million, as well as annual payments of as much as £195,000 to cover his long term care.
In a similar case earlier this month, Chad Willis, now 18, won £2.36 million as a lump sum, as well as £106,000 a year for the rest of his life, from North Tees General Hospital as a result of injuries suffered during his birth in 1990, the BBC reported.
According to Scope, one in 400 children born in the UK has cerebral palsy.
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October 15th, 2008
A man from Teesside has secured compensation to cover the cost of his long term care after he was injured at birth.
Chad Willis, now 18, was born at North Tees General Hospital in 1990, but became distressed prior to his delivery.
He was starved of oxygen and now suffers from severe cerebral palsy, the BBC reports.
As a result, Mr Willis needs round-the-clock care and is dependent upon his family and carers.
The North East Strategic Heath Authority – which has eight hospital trusts, 12 primary care trusts, one ambulance trust and two specialist trusts providing mental health and learning disabilities services – admitted liability in 2003 and has now agreed on a settlement in London’s high court.
Mr Willis will be paid £2.36 million as a lump sum, as well as £106,000 a year for the rest of his life.
His mother Melanie said she was relieved that the case has finally been settled.
"It is heartbreaking that he has suffered in this way through sheer carelessness on the part of the medical staff who should have been looking after him," she commented.
Tags: Ambulance, Bbc, Bbc Reports, Cerebral Palsy, Chad, Clock Care, Learning Disabilities Services, London, Long Term Care, Lump Sum, Medical Staff, Melanie, Mental Health, Mr Willis, North Tees General Hospital, Oxygen, Primary Care, Sheer Carelessness, Teesside
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June 27th, 2008
A construction worker who fell from 18 feet from a cooling tower has won his claim for compensation, it has been reported.
Following the accident at Didcot Power Station in Oxfordshire, Stephen Deakes of Stainforth suffered serious head and chest injuries and requires around-the-clock care.
Mr Deakes was installing plastic packing inside the cooling tower when the accident occurred, according to the Thorne Gazette.
Judge Reddihough ruled at Sheffield Crown Court that employers Thermal Energy Construction Ltd would have to pay a sum large enough to cover Mr Deake’s life-long care and any future specialist equipment he requires.
Hi wife Amanda commented: "Without the settlement we would constantly be worrying about where the money was coming from for his physiotherapy, communication aids, wheelchairs and anything else that crops up in the future."
Recently, a worker in the US spent three hours bleeding after an accident involving the fan blades of a rooftop cooling tower, reports the Las Vegas Review Journal.
Tags: Chest Injuries, Clock Care, Communication Aids, Construction Ltd, Construction Worker, Cooling Tower, Crops, Crown Court, Fan Blades, Las Vegas Review Journal, Oxfordshire, Plastic Packing, Sheffield, Specialist Equipment, Spent Three, Thermal Energy, Thorne, Vegas Review Journal, Wheelchairs, Wife Amanda
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