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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April 6th, 2010
I settled a case today involving delayed diagosis of Motor Neurone Disease. 18 months pain and suffering without a diagnosis or appropriate treatment/care/assistance. The deceased’s family had to care for him during the last 18 months of his life then he was diagnosed shortly before his death. Settled for £23,000. Case came to us via Yellow Pages in Sept 2007.
I settled a case today involving delayed diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease. 18 months of pain and suffering without a diagnosis or appropriate treatment/care/assistance. The deceased’s family had to care for him during the last 18 months of his life then he was diagnosed shortly before his death. Settled for £23,000.
Tags: Care Assistance, Delayed Diagnosis, Motor Neurone Disease, Pain And Suffering, Yellow Pages
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April 4th, 2010
Another successful clinical negligence claim was settled recently by Pryers solicitors in York for £10,000. A lady was awarded this amount of money to compensate her for the Defendant hospital’s failure to carry out a mammogram and further scans. This led to a delay in diagnosing a breast tumour, though did not have a significant effect on her prognosis. The damages represented the unnecessary pain and suffering caused by the delay in treatment.
Tags: Amount Of Money, Breast, Clinical Negligence, Damages, Defendant, Failure, Led, Negligence Claim, Pain And Suffering, Prognosis, Solicitors, Tumour, Unnecessary Pain
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March 18th, 2010
At Pryers, the North Yorkshire based solicitors, a settlement in the sum of £65,000 was recently handed to a clinical negligence client. The client had an inflammatory bowel condition and was advised to have a bowel resection which involved removal of part of the colon and creation of a colostomy. The operation caused damage to his spleen and he needed a splenectomy (removal of the spleen). Independent medical evidence established that the client did not in fact need to have the operation in the first place as there were surgical alternatives. The defendant settled the case on a global basis, mainly for the pain and suffering.
Tags: Bowel Resection, Clinical Negligence, Colon, Colostomy, Defendant, Global Basis, Inflammatory Bowel, Medical Evidence, North Yorkshire, Pain And Suffering, Solicitors, Spleen, Surgical Alternatives, Wins, Yorkshire
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November 9th, 2009
A boy has been awarded more than £250,000 in a clinical negligence claim against Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust.
Grant Hembry of Plymouth, who is now 11, was awarded the money after a medical blunder during his birth left him with shoulder dystocia, a condition that meant he was unable to use his right shoulder, arm and hand because of nerve damage.
He was awarded £270,795, including £60,000 for the pain and suffering caused by the incident, after the Trust admitted clinical negligence, reports The Herald.
A spokesman for the Trust said: "We were extremely disappointed by this [incident] and apologise for it as we strive to provide the highest possible standard of care to all of our patients."
Last month, a ten-year-old boy was awarded £7.1 million in a clinical negligence claim against Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust.
Harry Snowdon of Oxfordshire suffered brain damage as a result of complications with his birth.
Tags: 1 Million, Apologise, Brain Damage, Clinical Negligence, Hospitals Nhs Trust, Medical Blunder, Money, Negligence Claim, Nerve Damage, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Nhs Trust, Oxfordshire, Pain And Suffering, Plymouth, Shoulder Arm, Shoulder Dystocia, Snowdon, Spokesman, Wins
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