Case studies

• Claim for failure to identify and investigate risk of significant genetic condition during pregnancy
  We settled a claim against East Cheshire NHS Foundation Trust for the mismanagement of our client’s antenatal care and failure to detect a genetic condition, mosaic trisomy 18.
• GP misstatement leads to Rhesus disease in pregnancy
  We have represented a client in a claim against her partner’s GP, which despite being defended on a number of grounds, was settled successfully. The defendant GP incorrectly recorded the blood group type results for our client’s partner as Rhesus D negative.
• Full apology for negligent treatment of patient with ectopic pregnancy
  We acted for a client whose ectopic pregnancy should have been diagnosed before she suffered a burst fallopian tube which required life-saving treatment.
• Compensation achieved for delayed diagnosis of ovarian torsion
  We have recently settled a claim against an NHS trust for a delay in diagnosing and operating on ovarian torsion. This claim related to care received by the claimant, who was in her twenties, after being admitted to a hospital run by the defendant trust with severe abdominal pain on her left side, vomiting and haematuria.
• Settlement for negligent delay in diagnosing and treating fallopian tube torsion
  We have recently settled a complex case for a client who experienced a significant delay in diagnosing and treating her fallopian tube torsion.
• Damages following negligent removal of retained products of conception
  We have settled a claim relating to the surgical evacuation of our client’s retained products of conception, performed after she suffered a secondary postpartum haemorrhage.
• Claim settled for failing to properly assess risks of normal delivery and to advise on option of Caesarean section
  We settled a claim against the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust for its failure to counsel a patient about the risks of sustaining further perineal trauma after developing a third degree anal sphincter tear during her first delivery.
• Mismanagement of ectopic pregnancies
  Penningtons has acted in a number of cases of delayed diagnosis of ectopic pregnancies
• Failure to suspect ectopic pregnancy
  Our client had already had an ectopic pregnancy as a result of which she had lost one of her Fallopian tubes. She later attended a locum GP at her usual surgery, complaining of abdominal pain.
• Settlement for use of balloon catheter without consent
  Our clinical negligence team has settled a claim for a woman who suffered from psychological injuries following the use of a balloon catheter while in hospital to give birth.
• Mother's incontinence as a result of treatment during labour
  Our client went into labour with her first child, but the attending midwife failed to remove or deflate the balloon of a Foley catheter that had been inserted
• Perineal repair following childbirth
  Our medical negligence solicitors are investigating a claim for a client who successfully delivered her baby, but during childbirth sustained a second degree tear
• Settlement for failure to seek consent for subtotal hysterectomy
  The claimant in this case received £60,000 for a private gynaecologist’s failure to amend her consent form and discuss with her the change in surgical procedure to be performed.
• Claim settled against gynaecology team for failure to advise on hysterectomy options and incomplete oophorectomy
  The Penningtons Manches clinical negligence team settled of a claim against the gynaecology team of a South West hospital for alleged consecutive failings in our client’s management over a three year period.
• Claim settled for bowel injury suffered during subtotal hysterectomy due to misplacement of equipment
  We settled a claim on behalf of a woman from Kent against obstetrician and gynaecologist, Professor Omar Devaja, for the injury caused to her bowel.
• Maternal autonomy in childbirth: settlement for excruciating suturing ordeal following vaginal delivery
  We settled a case for a client who suffered a devastating experience following the birth of her baby daughter. She had a vaginal delivery, during which she sustained extensive vaginal tearing.
• Seven-figure settlement secured for failure to diagnose and treat post-partum haemorrhage
  A young woman has been awarded substantial damages following failings in her maternity care, where she suffered a significant and life-threatening post-partum haemorrhage and subsequently suffered severe post-traumatic stress disorder.

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