February 18th, 2011
In March 2003 Lucy gave birth to her first child.
The doctor tried to remove the placenta manually, but the cord became separated from the placenta, and it had to be removed in pieces manually.
Lucy started to recover and was discharged three days after giving birth, but continued to suffer ‘flu type symptoms and continued to bleed from her vagina.
At the start of April 2003 Lucy contacted her GP as she had passed a large blood clot. She was immediately referred to hospital and an ultrasound there confirmed the presence of pieces of the placenta in her womb.
The following day Lucy underwent surgery to remove the pieces of placenta. However, during the procedure the base layer of the endometrium was removed causing a condition called Asherman’s syndrome. This prevented Lucy from having periods and made the chances of future conception very unlikely.
Fortunately Lucy did conceive and gave birth to her second child in September 2009, although she had been unable to plan this pregnancy.
Lucy contacted Pryers in July 2006 to investigate her claim and Alex McKnight, as specialist in clinical negligence claims handled her case. She entered into a ‘no win no fee’ agreement to fund the case.
Prior to the second pregnancy the Defendant agreed that Lucy was suffering from Asherman’s Syndrome. However, following the second pregnancy they stated that this was an incorrect diagnosis and that in the alternative if the diagnosis was correct, the cause was a pelvic infection, rather than the consequences of any negligence.
We obtained expert evidence which was supportive, but the Defendant’s expert disagreed on almost every point.
The matter was listed to go to trial in February 2011, however, in December 2010 an offer was received from the Defendant to settle Lucy’s compensation and our costs.
Lucy received £7,500 in damages to cover the pain and suffering and the subsequent difficulties in family planning in addition to the Defendant paying our costs so she did not have anything to pay and received 100% of her compensation.
Tags: Asherman S Syndrome, Blood Clot, Clinical Negligence, Consequences, Damages, Defendant, Endometrium, Expert Evidence, Family Planning, Flu, Giving Birth, Incorrect Diagnosis, Lucy, Pain And Suffering, Pelvic Infection, Placenta, Second Pregnancy, Ultrasound, Vagina, Womb
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January 31st, 2011
A patient group is to be formed, for those people affected by the failure of the DePuy ASR prosthetic hip joint.
It is hoped that the group will allow the opportunity to meet other people who have been affected, to discuss concerns and experiences on an informal basis.
While the group will be organised and run by the patients themselves, the first meeting is being arranged by Pryers Solicitors.
It is intended that the first meeting will take place in York on Saturday 12th February 2011.
If you would be interested in attending, please contact Richard Starkie or Richard Greensit at Pryers Solicitors on 0800 316 0166 or by email at richard.starkie@pryers-solicitors.co.uk or richard.greensit@pryers-solicitors.co.uk
Pryers Solicitors LLP is a York law firm specialising in medical law. Pryers acts for a large and growing group of clients in damages claims against DePuy International Ltd, in relation to the failure of the DePuy ASR hip products, which were withdrawn from the market in August 2010.
Tags: Acts, Damages, Depuy International Ltd, Email, Experiences, Failure, First Meeting, Informal Basis, Medical Law, Meeting Will Take Place, Patient Group, Patient Support Group, People, Solicitors, Specialising
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April 22nd, 2010
A claim on behalf of a student. He had broken his leg whilst playing football and developed a compartment syndrome when he attended at the hospital which meant that his leg would not function to an acceptable level and this caused him to have around 40 operations (so far) to his leg. A clinical negligence claim was brought against the NHS Trust who were alleged to be negligent and in addition to the damages for the personal injuries and significant loss of amenity, substantial vulnerability damages were also paid by the defendant.
Settlement: £250,000.
We have recently completed a claim, for clinical negligence here at Pryers solicitors in York, on behalf of a student. He had broken his leg whilst playing football and developed a compartment syndrome when he attended at the hospital which meant that his leg would not function to an acceptable level and this caused him to have around 40 operations (so far) to his leg. A clinical negligence claim was brought against the NHS Trust who were alleged to be negligent and in addition to the damages for the personal injuries and significant loss of amenity, substantial vulnerability damages were also paid by the defendant.
Tags: Acceptable Level, Broken Leg, Clinical Negligence, Compartment Syndrome, Damages, Defendant, Negligence Claim, Nhs Trust, Personal Injuries, Solicitors, Vulnerability
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April 20th, 2010
Here at Pryers solicitors in York we work on various clinical negligence and personal injury cases. Recently we concluded a medical negligence case against an NHS Trust in which a patient had an operation in which his full stomach was removed (gastrectomy). He had been told that he was suffering from cancer when in fact after biopsies were carried out it was revealed that he was not suffering from cancer, he was suffering from a peptic ulcer. The Trust fought the case, literally up to the door of the court before conceding negligence and agreeing the settlement which included damages for the stomach removal and the lifetime effects of that as well as damages for lost earnings and other expenses.
Tags: Biopsies, Clinical Negligence, Damages, Diagnosis, Earnings, Lifetime, Medical Negligence Case, Mis, Nhs Trust, Peptic Ulcer, Personal Injury Cases, Solicitors, Stomach, Suffering From Cancer
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April 19th, 2010
Here at Pryers solicitors in York we have recently been involved with a case involving a child with cerebral palsy. Normally cerebral palsy cases are brought arising from oxygen starvation in the course of a birth but in this case the allegation was that because of the child’s father’s hereditary condition, the child should have had a full blood transfusion immediately after birth. Failure to carry out the transfusion caused the child to develop jaundice and brain damage. The case was eventually conceded by the Defendant NHS Trust and a settlement was agreed at a round table meeting which included a substantial payment in respect of the damages for the brain damage, future care, aids and equipment and loss of earnings. Additionally by the time of the settlement the family had moved to new accommodation allowing a lift to be installed.
Tags: Accommodation, Aids, Allegation, Blood Transfusion, Brain Damage, Cerebral Palsy, Cerebral Palsy Child, Damages, Defendant, Failure, Full Blood, Future Care, Hereditary Condition, Jaundice, Loss Of Earnings, Oxygen Starvation, Solicitors, Substantial Payment
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