Cases Recently Investigated: Adults

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  • Hip replacement.  Failure to properly align femoral component resulting in unacceptable angulation and different leg length. Damages recovered in excess of £100,000.

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  • Hip replacement operation.  Failure to properly align acetabular component and conducting operation on patient too soon after infection, resulting in poor outcome, damages in excess of £150,000.

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  • Hip replacement operation.  Damage to nerve resulting in permanent foot drop.  Damages in excess of £100,000.

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  • Spinal surgery.  Nerve injury arising out of incompetently performed laminectomy resulting in foot drop.  Damages in excess of £100,000.

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  • Urological surgery.  Damage to adjacent structures resulting in urinary incontinence.  Damages in excess of £150,000.

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  • Delay in diagnosing intestinal obstruction resulting in loss of small bowel.  Damages in excess of £200,000.

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  • Colonoscopy, delay in recognising perforation resulting in death.  Damages in excess of £250,000.

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  • Unnecessary thyroidectomy following multiple failures in investigating client’s symptoms, resulting in impaired speech.  Damages in the region of £70,000.

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  • Leg fracture, failure to promptly diagnose and set.  Damages in the region of £100,000.

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  • Bladder cancer, delay in diagnosing.  Damages in excess of £100,000.

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  • Breast cancer.  Failure to undertake fine needle aspiration or investigate suspicious lump.  Damages in excess of £30,000.

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  • Delay in diagnosing and treating viral encephalitis resulting in death.  Damages in excess of £150,000.

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