Here at Pryers, the clinical negligence solicitors in York, we are pleased to announce another successful claim. The Claimant underwent planned surgery for release of right trigger thumb but, whilst under anaesthetic, the surgeon also inadvertently performed right carpel tunnel release. The Claimant had never suffered with carpel tunnel syndrome and the procedure had never been discussed with the surgeon. The Claimant therefore had an additional scar which was numb, and associated weakness in his right hand for 4 weeks.
Liability was admitted at complaint stage, a Letter of Claim was served and a Part 36 offer of £6000 was made. The Defendant came back with an offer of £5000 and the Claimant accepted.
Successful claim after cerebral spinal fluid leakage
April 13th, 2010
Here at Pryers solicitors in York we have completed a medical negligence claim on behalf of a client and won her £2,000. The case involved a client who, in the course of the birth of her first child, had an epidural (for pain relief) that pierced the dura in the spine and led to leakage of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF). This was a recognised complication of the epidural but the mistake was made by the hospital staff failing to recognise that the client’s ongoing headaches were as a result of the leakage and to carry out blood patching. The mistake was compounded by the community midwives failing to refer her back to the Hospital to get it sorted out. It was only about a month later that the client was referred back to the hospital and the patching carried out to relieve the headaches. This allowed the client to start to enjoy tending to her new-arrival.
Medical negligence claim after inadequate treatment
March 24th, 2010
Pryers solicitors in York have recovered £30,000 for a client who suffered an injury whilst giving birth that was not adequately treated, leaving her to suffer life long symptoms of incontinence.
Medical negligence claim results in compensation payout
September 24th, 2008
A woman who launched legal action after her son was prescribed the wrong medicine has been awarded £1,400 in compensation.
Joshua Donnelly, three, needs to take the anticonvulsant medicine Topamax for his epilepsy, the Evening Gazette reports.
However, after he had been taking the medicine for several days, he became unwell and had to be taken to hospital.
His mother Shirley Holt, 45, noticed after breaking a capsule up that there seemed to be too much powder and it emerged that the pharmacist at Harry Hill chemist in Billingham had mixed up his usual 15mg capsules with 50mg ones.
Although Joshua has now fully recovered, Ms Holt took legal action against the chemist and won a payout, although the firm did not admit liability.
Commenting on the episode, Ms Holt said: "If I hadn’t noticed when I did, who knows what would have happened? It is scary. I am very angry over it. I will never go back into his shop again."
Clinical negligence occurs when a professional in the health service provides care that is deemed to be below standard and this causes physical injury, death or distress.
Mother to take medical claim to European court
August 5th, 2008A mother from Stonehaven, a town situated on the north-east coast of Scotland, has vowed to take a legal claim to the European court of human rights.
Wendy Stephen alleges that the MMR vaccine triggered health problems experienced by her daughter Katie.
Now 17, the youngster became ill and suffered a fever after she was given an early form of the vaccine as a toddler, the Press and Journal reports.
She is now deaf in her left ear and her family claims this is a result of being administered the substance.
Legal action was initially launched in 2001 against GlaxoSmithKline. However, Ms Stephen was refused legal aid on the grounds that not enough children had been affected by the vaccine, which was withdrawn from use in 1992.
She commented: "My next step is the European court of human rights and I will continue to fight like fury for my daughter, even if it means going to Strasbourg."
Meanwhile, a GlaxoSmithKline spokeswoman refused to make comment on the case.
