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A teenager has won a seven-figure compensation settlement after she suffered brain damage when medical treatment was delayed following her birth. Lucie Ross, now 14, was left with four-limb cerebral palsy and a reduced life expectancy as a result of her...
A man who sustained damage to his brain as a result of oxygen starvation during a tooth extraction when he was six years old has won £1 million in compensation. The man, now 22, underwent the operation under general anaesthetic at a health centre in...
A man who was left with a broken leg after mistakes during a routine surgical procedure has won a five-figure sum in compensation. Stewart Clegg, a taxi driver, had suffered from pain in his left knee for two years and underwent knee replacement surgery in...
A liver transplant patient has won compensation of £7,000 after doctors failed to remove a surgical mat after performing the operation – termed a ‘never event’ because it is a hospital incident that should never occur. Michael...
An artist has won compensation after sub-standard surgery and poor quality aftercare left her barely able to use her left arm. Margaret Gold, now 70, was undergoing surgery to test for breast cancer at the Glenfield Hospital in Leicester when the surgeon...
A man from Weston-super-Mare whose leg had to be amputated after medical staff failed to diagnose a serious diabetic infection in his foot has won damages of £750,000. Businessman Bob Wareham, 54, developed the infection in August 2008. He attended an...
A young woman who required hospital treatment after her dentist failed to diagnose an infected tooth has won damages in an out-of-court settlement. Kimberley Wilson, 18, began to experience pain in her tooth about a year after it was filled by her dentist,...
A boy who was left with brain damage after doctors failed to spot that he was suffering from low blood-sugar levels is likely to receive damages of more than £1 million. Lucas Hillier, now five years old, was born at Good Hope Hospital, West Midlands,...
A mother has been awarded more than £1 million in compensation after her baby suffered severe brain injuries at birth. Catherine Wilde’s son, Liam, was born at Burnley General Hospital in 1997. His umbilical cord was wrapped under his arm and he...
A woman has won £50,000 in compensation after a mistaken diagnosis led to her having an operation she did not need. Claire Millward, 37, had undergone regular, routine tests for cervical cancer, but doctors at Northampton General Hospital failed to...
A former paramedic who was left severely disabled after a surgeon mistakenly removed a healthy part of his brain has won £1 million in compensation. John Tunney, 63, suffered a suspected thyroid problem in 2008. He underwent a series of tests, and was...
A woman who endured serious pain after her dentist failed to spot that she had an abscess has won £8,000 in compensation. Shelley Farrell, 49, was experiencing severe toothache and went to her dentist believing that she had an abscess. However, the...
A 12-year-old girl who suffered a devastating brain injury shortly after her birth is to receive a settlement worth £7.3 million from the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. Danielle Marshall was born prematurely at 31 weeks in 1999. She was...
A young girl who was left with serious disabilities after negligence by hospital staff during her birth has had a compensation settlement worth millions of pounds approved by the High Court. Hannah Louise Gudd, now aged 10, was starved of oxygen during her...
A young girl who suffered brain damage at birth has been awarded £5.6 million in compensation in a High Court settlement. The girl, now 11 years old, was starved of oxygen at birth. Her mother had a placental abruption, which is where the placenta has...
A man who suffered a serious spinal injury as a result of a mistaken hospital diagnosis in 2000 has won an undisclosed amount in compensation. Liam Careless, now 23, was 12 years old when he was taken to Tameside Hospital complaining of paralysis in his...
The court has approved a compensation settlement of £900,000 for a boy whose leg had to be amputated shortly after he was born. Leo Ison, now six, was just three weeks old when doctors at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester told his parents that he would...
A woman who was left permanently disabled after a routine hip operation went wrong has won over £100,000 in damages. Margaret Peabody, 51, was suffering from painful osteoarthritis and, in 2008, underwent an operation at the St Cross Hospital in Rugby...
A young girl who was left severely brain damaged after complications during her birth has been awarded a seven-figure sum in compensation. Ella Franklin, now 11, was starved of oxygen when problems arose during her mother’s labour. As a result, she is...
A woman who suffered life-changing injuries after doctors were slow to diagnose her childhood meningitis has been awarded a compensation settlement worth £4.3 million. Natalie Tuthill, now 21, was admitted to Hull Royal Infirmary with a serious...
