Articles in ‘Case Study’ Category

A 35-year-old woman was represented by Ben Lees; she received £450,000 in compensation for the injuries sustained when she was negligently advised by Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust to undergo a total abdominal hysterectomy.

A 25-year-old woman was represented by Ben Lees; she received £51,000 in compensation for the injuries she sustained during her caesarean section at the Whittington Hospital.

Lizzie Petersen was employed by the Bank of England as a banking clerk at their premises on Castle Street, Liverpool between 1957 and 1964. She was only a young woman at the time. Sadly, decades later Lizzie became poorly and was given the tragic news that she had developed mesothelioma due to asbestos exposure.

In May 2018 Neil Watson was on holiday and noticed he was unusually breathless. Neil saw a doctor who believed that he was suffering form an exacerbation of his existing COPD and told him not to worry.

£800 compensation recovered from North Bristol NHS Trust for a woman who fell into a diabetic coma as a result of being discharged prematurely from hospital.

£40,000 compensation for the estate of a deceased 71 year old man in a claim against Bristol North NHS Trust for the negligent treatment of a pressure sore.

£3,000 compensation recovered from North Bristol NHS Trust for pain and suffering caused by a three month delay in correctly diagnosing spinal subluxation.

The claimant, a 39-year-old woman, received damages for the injuries she suffered as a result of the failure of the staff employed by the defendant Trust to diagnose and treat infection with Streptococcus group A following the delivery of her child. As a result of the negligence she suffered sepsis and kidney failure requiring admission to ITU; and underwent total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. She also developed post traumatic stress disorder.

The claimant, a 40-year-old woman, received damages for the injuries she suffered as a result of the failure of the staff employed by the defendant trust to diagnose and treat infection with Streptococcus group A following the delivery of her child. As a result of the negligence she suffered sepsis leading to myositis and a blistering skin rash; and underwent total hysterectomy with salpingo-oophorectomy. She also developed post-traumatic stress disorder and a depressive episode of mild severity.

John was diagnosed with diffuse pleural thickening in 2018. Following his diagnosis, he contacted specialist asbestos diseases solicitor, Jennifer Seavor, at RWK Goodman.

Our client brought an action against University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust for personal injury and consequential losses as a result of negligent treatment he received at Wythenshawe Hospital on 8 April 2014.

Our client brought an action against Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for treatment provided to him in relation to delayed treatment of a post-operative infection in May 2015.