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Fixed recoverable costs in clinical negligence claims. A new regime that may act to the detriment of Claimants? Part 2
Published on 19th December 2023
Changes in the way clinical negligence cases are run which come into force in April 24 mean that many cases will be forced to consider settlement at...
Fixed recoverable costs in clinical negligence claims. A new regime that may act to the detriment of Claimants? Part 1
Published on 19th December 2023
Our client, D, was taken to hospital after developing a sudden loss of sight in one of his eyes and dizziness. Investigations revealed this was caused by...
Addressing Delayed Diagnosis of Lung Cancer and Ensuring Fair Compensation
Published on 27th September 2023
In this case study, we look at the consequences of delayed medical diagnosis in the context of lung cancer. Our client, a father with 2 teenage daughters,...
Misdiagnosis of sepsis results in death, family awarded £150,000
Published on 18th December 2021
We acted for the family of a man who was admitted to Pinderfields hospital with suspected urinary tract infection. He was in fact suffering from sepsis, but...
Negligent hip surgery, damages agreed at £80,500
Published on 12th December 2021
We acted for the family of an elderly man who complained of hip pain. At Barnsley Hospital, the orthopaedic surgeon had recommended by letter that fluid should...
Negligent hospital discharge results in settlement of £3,000
Published on 30th November 2021
We acted for the family of an elderly lady who was discharged from Barnsley hospital to a care home on the coldest night of the year in...
Injection negligence claim settled for £425,000
Published on 24th November 2021
We acted for a claimant who was given an injection by a nurse to reduce the chances of his bowel cancer returning. The claimant says that during...
Supermarket worker injured by lorry
Published on 24th November 2021
We acted for a claimant who was using a forklift truck unload a lorry for a supermarket. Whilst he was inside the lorry, the rear doors slammed...
Patient suffers tissue damage from chemotherapy injection, received £60,000 damages
Published on 6th November 2019
We acted for the widow of a patient at Pinderfields Hospital. He was having chemotherapy. There is always a small risk that the chemical bursts out of...
Avoidable fall in hospital – patient received £3,000 damages
Published on 4th September 2019
We acted for the family of patient of Pinderfields Hospital. She was admitted suffering from confusion, poor mobility, and breathlessness. She should have been assessed as having...
Poor care received at care home – Family awarded £47,000
Published on 22nd August 2019
We acted for the widow of a patient of a care home. The patient stayed at the care home for some weeks to provide respite care. He...
Patient accidentally injected with adrenaline into her vein received £125,000
Published on 20th July 2019
We acted for a patient at Pinderfields Hospital who during her operation was accidentally injected with adrenaline into her vein, causing her to go into cardiac arrest....
Knee surgery gone wrong – patient awarded £25,000
Published on 15th April 2019
We acted for a 60-year-old man against Rotherham Hospital who had a knee replacement operation. The Hospital accidentally inserted the wrong type of plastic knee which inevitably...
Knee damage caused by surgery infection – patient awarded £100,000
Published on 8th February 2019
We acted for a claimant who sued Northern General Hospital. Following surgery, at that Hospital he develops an infection that caused significant damage to his knee. The...
Care home fall claimant settles for £15,000
Published on 10th December 2018
We acted for the family of an elderly lady who was being treated in a care home. She was suffering from Alzheimer’s and so was confused and,...
Misdiagnosis of Tuberculosis causes death, family awarded £60,000 damages
Published on 22nd November 2018
We acted for the family of a patient who was treated at Barnsley Hospital. He developed Tuberculosis (TB), but Barnsley Hospital failed to undertake standard tests for...