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Some clinical negligence claims raise issues so complex that even the most eminent medical experts struggle to disentangle them. As a case involving a disabled seven-year-old boy showed, however, lawyers...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/lawyers-cut-through-complexity-to-achieve-good-outcome-for-disabled-boy/
When children suffer injury at birth, the possibility of compensation should always be explored with their future in mind. A case on point concerned an eight-year-old girl who sustained serious...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/girl-injured-during-forceps-delivery-receives-55000-award/
UK nationals who travel abroad for cosmetic surgery or other medical treatments can struggle to obtain damages in the event of a poor outcome. However, as a High Court ruling...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/suffered-negligent-medical-treatment-abroad-consult-a-lawyer-today/
Personal injury lawyers never cease to be amazed by the tenacity and sheer guts of people who conquer disability to lead active and fulfilled lives. Such qualities were on abundant...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/remarkable-young-man-receives-17-million-personal-injury-settlement/
Even in the teeth of adversity, love will not be conquered. The High Court made that observation in approving the multi-million-pound settlement of a seriously disabled boy’s clinical negligence claim....
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/love-conquers-all-disabled-boy-receives-seven-figure-award/
Amidst the daily challenge of caring for a disabled child, it is hardly surprising that seeking compensation is far from the top of many parents’ priority list. As a High...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/caring-for-a-disabled-child-dont-put-off-thinking-about-damages/
Negotiating settlements in clinical negligence cases involves balancing the prospects of success against the risks of failure in the context of often highly complex medical evidence. That exact exercise was...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/litigation-risks-weighed-in-achieving-clinical-negligence-settlement/
As many parents are only too well aware, children have an unfortunate tendency to put foreign objects into their ears. The consequences can occasionally be serious and, in one case,...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/boy-who-put-shard-of-glass-in-his-ear-succeeds-in-clinical-negligence-claim/
Clinical negligence claims involving extremely rare medical conditions can present a particular challenge. However, that did not prevent a man who fell prey to a neurological disease that only recently...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/victim-of-extremely-rare-neurological-disorder-receives-425000-payout/
Childbirth is always an anxious time and, for newborn babies, events that occur in a few short minutes can result in a lifetime of acute disability. That was sadly so...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/baby-boy-born-three-minutes-too-late-clinical-negligence-ruling/
For personal injury lawyers, negotiating and risk assessment skills are just as crucial as their knowledge of the law or their ability as advocates. That was certainly so in a...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/negotiations-achieve-13-4-million-settlement-for-meningitis-victim/
Those who delay lodging clinical negligence or personal injury claims take a serious risk that their cases will be dismissed without a hearing. However, as a High Court ruling showed,...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/thinking-of-lodging-a-clinical-negligence-claim-you-need-to-act-promptly/
When children suffer asphyxia in the womb, a delay of minutes – even seconds – in their delivery can make an enormous difference to the level of disability, if any,...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/every-minute-even-second-of-delay-in-a-babys-birth-can-make-a-difference/
When an operation ends badly, leaving a patient seriously disabled, any sympathetic person might think that a damages award will follow as night follows day. However, as a High Court...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/clinical-negligence-sympathy-for-an-injured-patient-may-not-be-enough/
The High Court has praised the dedication and professionalism of lawyers after they achieved a settlement of a little boy’s clinical negligence claim. The boy sustained injuries of near-maximum severity...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/boy-injured-at-birth-receives-settlement-worth-over-18-million/
A young man who sustained catastrophic brain damage after contracting the herpes simplex virus when he was a baby is set to receive a multi-million-pound settlement of his clinical negligence...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/victim-of-herpes-simplex-virus-awarded-millions-in-damages/
Doctors are neither machines nor infallible, but patients are entitled to expect them to exercise a level of care and skill commensurate with their years of training. The High Court...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/doctors-are-not-machines-but-must-exercise-reasonable-care-and-skill/
Clinical negligence claims inevitably take time to resolve but, as a High Court ruling showed, judges have the power to provide immediate financial assistance to alleged victims long before their...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/high-court-comes-to-aid-of-alleged-clinical-negligence-victim-in-dire-need/
Those who undergo cosmetic surgery overseas take a step into the unknown and, if things go wrong, it can be very difficult to obtain just compensation. However, as a High...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/contemplating-cosmetic-surgery-abroad-read-this-to-understand-the-risks/
Serious injury or death in childbirth is thankfully a rare event nowadays. However, as a High Court case in which a mother received more than £5.5 million in damages showed,...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/mum-starved-of-oxygen-after-giving-birth-receives-seven-figure-payout/
The general public places enormous trust in the medical profession, a reliance that is rarely misplaced. Where incidences of clinical negligence occur, however, specialist lawyers can prove invaluable, as was...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/consent-is-all-seven-figure-settlement-for-spinal-cord-injury-victim/
The government is expected to report back soon on findings from a public consultation regarding a proposed licensing scheme for non-surgical cosmetic procedures in England.
The government brought forward...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/regulation-of-non-surgical-cosmetic-procedures-set-to-be-tightened/
The impact of witnessing the sudden death of a loved one can never be underestimated, and in such instances people may be compelled to seek legal redress if they feel...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/do-doctors-have-a-duty-to-protect-patients-loved-ones-from-psychological-harm/
Damages claims for medical negligence are often resisted on the basis that there was no breach of duty on the part of medical staff and that earlier treatment would not...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/victim-of-herpes-simplex-encephalitis-wins-claim-against-gp/
Interim payments of damages can help meet an injured person’s ongoing needs, such as care costs, before their case is settled. When deciding whether to order such payments, however, the...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/interim-payment-claim-for-surrogacy-costs-refused/
Medical staff often have to choose between different treatment options, which can lead to questions being raised about their decisions if something goes wrong. However, in the tragic case of...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/gps-not-liable-for-womans-death-from-stroke/
To succeed in a personal injury claim in court, it is necessary to show both that the other party was negligent and that the negligence was the cause of injury....
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/young-man-who-jumped-onto-railway-tracks-can-pursue-claim/
A woman who was left unable to conceive after an unnecessary medical procedure has reached a settlement of her claim against the responsible NHS trust.
The woman experienced bleeding...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/woman-left-unable-to-conceive-secures-damages/
The NHS has paid nearly £3.6 billion in damages over 11 years in settlement of negligence claims involving babies who were born with cerebral palsy or other brain injuries.
...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/figures-reveal-nhs-payouts-for-brain-injuries-at-birth/
A woman who needed specialist treatment after her dentist failed to spot signs of gum disease for a number of years has secured £40,000 in damages.
The woman had...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/woman-wins-damages-after-dentist-missed-gum-disease/
A 40-year-old man who died of a sudden cardiac arrest on the day his daughter was born might have lived if doctors had not missed signs of a heart defect,...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/father-to-bes-cardiac-death-was-likely-avoidable/
A man who was left with lifelong injuries after undergoing bowel surgery has achieved a settlement of his claim against the NHS trust responsible for his care.
After initially...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/bowel-surgery-injuries-claim-settled-for-135000/
A woman who was left with life-changing disabilities after medical staff missed several opportunities to diagnose a serious neurological condition has secured substantial damages.
She was admitted to hospital...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/3-5-million-settlement-for-missed-neurological-disease/
Medical negligence claims can be complex and expert legal representation is essential to ensure a just outcome. In a recent case, the High Court awarded damages of nearly £200,000 to...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/woman-awarded-nearly-200000-for-unjustified-surgery/
A woman who suffered complications after undergoing a mastectomy has achieved a settlement of her claim against the NHS trust that employed the surgeon who operated on her.
She...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/60000-damages-for-negligently-performed-mastectomy/
A woman whose husband died after suffering two cardiac arrests in hospital has received compensation of £160,000.
The man suffered from diabetes and ischaemic heart disease. After he had...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/widow-compensated-after-husbands-death-in-hospital/
A woman who discontinued her personal injury claim after evidence was obtained indicating that she had exaggerated her injuries has agreed to pay £323,000 in costs.
The woman had...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/exaggerated-claim-leads-to-six-figure-costs-bill/
The High Court has approved a settlement worth almost £17 million in a tragic case involving a girl who suffered a brain injury during her birth.
The girl was...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/court-approves-eight-figure-settlement-for-girl-injured-at-birth/
A woman has secured compensation totalling £82,500 after undergoing a hysterectomy during which she sustained damage to an internal organ.
The woman had suffered from painful menstrual bleeding for...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/woman-compensated-after-surgery-leads-to-organ-damage/
A woman has secured compensation after a consultant failed to diagnose skin cancer at an early stage when it would have been more easily treatable.
After experiencing skin problems,...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/damages-for-failure-to-diagnose-skin-cancer-at-early-stage/
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