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Case studies
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Settlement for stroke resulting from Legionnaire’s Disease during cancer treatment
Our client had been admitted to Guy’s Hospital with complications following treatment for throat cancer. During his stay, he contracted Legionnaire’s Disease due to contamination on one of the wash basins.
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Settlement for US health and safety breaches
We have successfully acted on behalf of a woman who fell down a flight of steps in front of a timeshare apartment in Florida.
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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.
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Settlement for woman doubled after change of approach
Our personal injury specialists concluded a claim on behalf of a 32 year old woman who was knocked off her motorcycle.
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Settlement for young mother and teacher who sustained a brain injury and a severe psychological reaction in a three-car collision
Our client was a teacher at a primary school, where she was head of early years with plans to progress further into a management position as her career continued to flourish.
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Settlement negotiated with employer for young tree surgeon trapped under falling tree
We successfully brought a claim for a young woman in her twenties who was training to be a tree surgeon when she sustained a serious spinal cord injury from being trapped under a falling tree.
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Settlement obtained for negligently performed chest surgery to correct deformity
We have successfully settled a claim for injuries resulting from negligently performed surgery to correct the chest deformity ‘pectus excavatum’ which is colloquially known as ‘funnel chest’.
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Settlement of £105,000 for emergency breakdown service call handler
We recently settled a case out of court for a woman who suffered chronic hearing injuries as a result of using a defective headset supplied by her employer to use in her job as a home-based call handling operative for an emergency breakdown service.
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Settlement of Cauda Equina Syndrome claim for man in his fifties for £690,000
We have settled a claim for our client, Mr P, a man in his fifties who had experienced a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of Cauda Equina Syndrome with serious consequences.
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Settlement of claim after clinical trial of Endologix Fenestrated Ventana Stent Graft
We dealt with a claim arising from our client’s participation in a clinical trial of Endologix’s Fenestrated Ventana Stent Graft System at St George’s Hospital.
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Settlement of claim against dermatologist following facial laser treatment
Our client consulted a private dermatologist at Amersham Clinic for advice regarding pigmentation she had developed on her forehead and cheeks.
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Settlement of claim against GP for vitamin D overprescription resulting in seizures
We settled a claim on behalf of a woman from West Sussex against her GP for overprescribing medication for a vitamin D deficiency.
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Settlement of claim against hospital for tragic death of young mother
We settled a claim on behalf of a father and his two sons in relation to the death of his wife due to a failure to identify a sub arachnoid haemorrhage in time to prevent further fatal bleeding.
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Settlement of claim against private cosmetic surgeon for negligent dermal filler treatment
We have recently settled a claim for a client who suffered an injury to her lower eyelids from dermal filler injections. Our client was not warned that such an injury could occur.
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Settlement of claim following the tragic death of a young girl from sepsis
Our clinical negligence team has recently settled a claim for the mother of a 14-year-old girl who sadly passed away from sepsis in 2018.
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Settlement of claim for a breach of duty of care leading to a spinal cord injury (SCI)
Our client, HHH, was born with a particularly rare underlying degenerative condition which was associated with spinal deterioration. An operation to stabilise the spine was performed at a very young age.
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Settlement of claim for damage to radial artery during surgery for wrist fracture
We settled a clinical negligence claim against Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust following the negligent mismanagement of our client’s orthopaedic treatment when he was nine years old.
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Settlement of claim for delayed diagnosis of Cauda Equina Syndrome at Surrey hospital for man in his fifties
Our specialists settled a claim shortly before trial for a man who attended St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey soon after developing signs of Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES).
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Settlement of claim for delayed diagnosis of DVT
We settled a claim against Wexham Park Hospital for a failure to promptly diagnose a DVT. Our client was playing football when he suffered a gastrocnemius muscle tear in his right calf, causing him immediate pain and discomfort.
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Settlement of claim for delayed diagnosis of foot fracture
We have recently settled a modest, but complicated claim for a client who suffered an injury to her foot while out with friends on a day’s sailing experience.
