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.
£40,000 after wrong operation
April 8th, 2010
Pryers win settlement of £40,000 for medical negligence claim. A lady suffered a year of pain and suffering after she was given the wrong operation to fix her elbow following a fracture. She suffered from prolonged pain and this impacted upon her work and ability to live a normal life for a period until she underwent revision surgery.
Medical negligence claim following hip operation
April 7th, 2010Pryers, the York based solicitors, recently settled a medical negligence claim for £40,000. A lady suffered ongoing sciatic nerve pain following a hip replacement operation that was carried out negligently. The evidence was that the components were misplaced, causing the hip to dislocate and in doing so, stretching the sciatic nerve, causing prolonged damage. She underwent revision surgery but it was the sciatic nerve palsy causing foot drop that has caused her ongoing disability and problems.
Hip operation caused sciatic nerve damage
April 1st, 2010News flash, Pryers have won a medical negligence claim of £40k for a lady who had a hip operation performed incorrectly, leading to damage to her sciatic nerve.
