Case studies

Partner Stephanie Code and associate Elizabeth Maloney have successfully settled a claim for a client whose breast cancer was not properly investigated and who suffered serious complications from a double mastectomy she did not need to have.

Penningtons Manches Cooper’s clinical negligence team has recently settled a claim arising from a failure to treat a severe bone infection. Our client suffered significant pain, underwent several operations and will likely require a knee replacement in the future, as a result of the negligent medical care.

We have recently settled a claim, for a significant sum, on behalf of a lady who suffered injury during surgery for a right primary total knee replacement.

A substantial settlement has been awarded to our client, who suffered an irreparable bladder injury after a simple transvaginal tension free vaginal tape-obturator procedure.

Our medical negligence team was instructed by the family of an elderly lady who had passed away. Prior to her death she was admitted to hospital, during which time a significant pressure sore developed and deteriorated.

We have recently settled a claim for the widower of a woman who suffered a delay in the diagnosis of a brain tumour. The delay led to over four months of unnecessary pain and suffering.

We have recently settled a complex case for a client who experienced a significant delay in diagnosing and treating her fallopian tube torsion. It was not until five days after her admission that she finally underwent laparoscopic surgery.

We have recently settled a claim against an NHS trust for a delay in diagnosing and operating on ovarian torsion. The patient was admitted to hospital with severe abdominal pain on her left side, vomiting and haematuria.

Our clinical negligence team has settled a claim against Mr Nadeem Saeed, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, for inappropriate post-operative management following wisdom tooth extraction surgery.

We have recently settled a claim against Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust relating to the management of the claimant’s pregnancy and the stillbirth of her daughter.

A woman suffered a catastrophic brain injury after an NHS trust failed to administer life-saving treatment while she was under its care. She was left severely disabled and later died.

We have recently issued proceedings in a claim where our client, a man in his 40s, suffered a stroke during an embolisation procedure, which was required prior to surgery to remove a tumour from his neck.