If your child has sustained an injury due to the negligence of another person, you are entitled to make child injury claims on their behalf acting as a “litigation friend” provided that there is no conflict of interest. Claims for child injury compensation have to demonstrate that somebody who owed them a duty of care acted negligently and was responsible for causing the accident in which your child sustained an injury. Child injury claims – especially when made on behalf of a young child – have to take into account any long term emotional trauma that the child may have suffered and, in order to receive comprehensive advice about all the elements of child injury claims, you are advised to speak with a personal injury lawyer as soon as your child has received medical attention for their injuries.
A young Los Angeles woman has been awarded more than $7 million compensation for the failure to conduct an MRI, due to which she lost her leg to cancer. Anna Rahm from Woodland Hills in Los Angeles was just sixteen years of age when she attended the family chiropractor in January 2009, complaining of a … Read more
The mother of a girl, who fell from her third story bedroom, has agreed to a $5.5 million settlement of compensation for a child falling out of a window. Rahniya Neal was just three years of age when, in December 2012, she fell from a third story unguarded bedroom window while playing on her bunk … Read more
The family of a child killed by a speeding driver in his father´s disabled car has been awarded $32 million compensation for their son´s death in a car crash. On May 1, 2012, Thomas Straw was driving along Route 28 near Aspinwall in Pennsylvania, when the hood of his Pontiac Vibe malfunctioned and released upwards. … Read more
A Risperdal side effect compensation claim has been resolved in the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia in favor of the twenty-one year old plaintiff. Wisconsin-born Timothy Strange was first prescribed the antipsychotic drug Risperdal to help control his symptoms of Tourette´s syndrome when he was eleven years of age in 2005. Over the next … Read more
A judge has awarded a 3-year-old Californian girl $9.6 million compensation for medical malpractice at birth against the doctor who delivered her. At 11:00pm on 29th April 2012, the unnamed girl´s mother was admitted to the Banner-Lassen Hospital in Susanville, California, in the advanced stages of labor. At the time of her admission she was … Read more
An Orange County jury has awarded the parents of a boy who died after a seizure $10.2 million compensation for a lack of care in a nursing home. Kevin Barr was born seventeen weeks premature in 1997. At birth he weighed just more than one pound and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and a seizure … Read more
A Californian jury has awarded a family compensation for injuries due to heater safety failings following a fire at their home which a woman died. On 5th January 2011, Kenneth and Amy Shinedling were sleeping in the master bedroom of their home in Piñon Hills, Los Angeles, when a fire started in the room. Kenneth … Read more
According to the Insurance Information Institute, there were 1,867 dog bite injury claims in California last year, more than 10% of the national total. Cal. Civil Code §3342 makes dog owners who fail to control their pets and prevent them from biting members of the public strictly liable for dog bite injury claims in California, … Read more
A boy from Grand Falls in Michigan has been awarded $9.43 million birth injury compensation for damaged nerves after a jury hearing in Kent County. Digby Maring (now 4½ years of age) was born weighing 9 lbs in October 2009. His mother´s pregnancy had been without complications until Digby developed shoulder dystocia during the later … Read more
A judge has awarded a family from Pennsylvania more than $4.5 million compensation for a bus accident on vacation after the negligent party failed to enter a defense. In October 2012, the Yuschak family from Dresher, Montgomery County PA, was staying at the Los Altos Beach Resort and Spa in Costa Rica. They decided to … Read more
A girl has been awarded $32.8 million compensation for birth injuries due to nursing negligence following a hearing at the Chester County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. On 14 November 2009, Leslie Ciechoski was admitted to the Phoenixville Hospital, having gone into labor after a relatively smooth pregnancy. However, at around 1.00am the following … Read more
A court in Leeds has approved a settlement of compensation for hospital mistakes made during the birth of a young girl who now suffers from athetoid cerebral palsy. Judge Mark Gosnell at the High Court in Leeds was told of the circumstances preceding the birth of Ruby Curtis from Garforth in West Yorkshire; who was … Read more
Figures provided for the BBC under a Freedom of Information request have revealed that school injury compensation claims cost Welsh education authorities more than £800,000 (over $1 million) in the five years to 2013. A range of accidents and injuries were included in the figures which covered 312 school injury compensation claims made by parents … Read more
A cyclist, who now requires full-time care after a collision with a car in 2005, has been awarded £5.3 million in compensation for a cycling injury after an eight-year legal battle. Toby Phethean-Hubble (24) from Knowle in Shropshire was just sixteen years of age when, in November 2005, he attempted to cycle across the road … Read more
Changes to personal injury claims procedures introduced on 1st August 2013 will speed up compensation settlements in claims with a value of up to £25,000. The second of two changes to the Civil Procedure Rules took effect on 1st August 2013, and whereas the changes to the personal injury claims procedures in April of this … Read more
A teenage girl, who suffered devastating injuries when an inflatable ring she was riding in crashed into a moored boat, has had a settlement of her injury claim for a powerboat accident approved at the High Court. Rebecca Coles (now 19) from Langdon Hills near Basildon in Essex sustained her injuries in an accident on … Read more
A business administration student from Birmingham is to receive more than £1 million pedestrian compensation for being hit by a car following a negotiated settlement. The undisclosed sum will be paid to Lee Edge (21) from the city´s suburb of King´s Heath after an agreement was reached on how much compensation he should be entitled … Read more
A settlement of a child brain injury claim for compensation amounting to £7.3 million has been approved at the High Court in London by Mr Justice Tugendhat. The settlement related to a claim made by Robbie Crane (13) of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, who in October 1999 underwent surgery when only three days old to correct … Read more
Figures acquired by the East Anglian Daily Times have revealed that Essex County Council paid £222,137 in compensation for pupils injured at school between 2008 and 2010. The compensation settlements account for seventeen successful claims for pupils injured at school during the three year period – with several claims for accidents which occurred in 2011 … Read more
The Chief Executive of the Medical Defence Union – Dr Christine Tomkins – has claimed that the current level of hospital negligence compensation settlements is bankrupting the National Health Service. Speaking a guest on the BBC´s ‘Today’ program, Dr Tomkins told presenter Justin Webb that, due to the Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act of 1948, … Read more
The High Court has approved a settlement of compensation for being paralysed in an accident for a 17 year old girl who lost the use of her legs after being involved in a car crash in which her mother died. Agnes Collier from Naunton in Gloucestershire was just 13 years of age when the car … Read more
A family who made a claim for delayed treatment after their son suffered brain damage at birth are to receive a compensation package estimated to be worth six million pounds. Joseph O´Reggio (11) from Wolverhampton, West Midlands, was delivered at the city´s New Cross Hospital in April 2001 following an alleged failure by the hospital … Read more
A twelve-year-old boy, who suffered life-changing injuries after being struck by a baseball, has had a boys sports injury claim for compensation resolved out of court for 14.5 million dollars. The boy – Steven Domalewski (now 18) from Wayne in New Jersey – was playing as a pitcher in a Police Athletic League game in … Read more
Following the recall of the popular Bumbo Baby Sitters in the US and Canada, parents in the UK are waiting to see if the recall will be extended to Europe and how that will affect their rights to make claims for baby injury compensation if their child has sustained an injury due to the negligent … Read more
An eleven-year-old boy is to receive 100,000 Euros in tricycle injury compensation after his claim for damages was resolved shortly before a hearing was due to commence at Dublin´s High Court. Bartosz Zakrzewski from Birr in County Offaly, Ireland, sustained traumatic injuries to his head and leg in an accident in July 2010 when, cycling … Read more
A girl, who suffered oxygen deprivation and physical disabilities for the first thirty years of her life due to a surgical error shortly after she was born, has been awarded 1 million dollars in compensation for heart surgery negligence by a jury in Los Angeles. The girl, who was not named in court, was born … Read more
A three-year-old boy, who suffered catastrophic brain injuries when his birth was delayed due to an “outdated, insensitive, and poorly maintained” ultrasound machine, has been awarded 78.5 million dollars in compensation for quadriplegic birth injury by a jury in Philadelphia. The Honourable Mark Bernstein and the jury at the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas heard … Read more
A young girl, who sustained catastrophic injuries when her parent´s car was involved in a head-on collision with a speeding driver, has had her compensation for brain damage in car crash settlement approved in court. Cerys Edwards (6) from Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands was just eleven months old when, in November 2006, a … Read more
A girl from Dublin is to receive 20,000 Euros in compensation for scar injury after she tripped and fell into a hole dug by a local construction company. Kodie Geoghegan Dowdall (12) of Ballymun, Dublin, was just seven years of age when, in December 2006, she tripped and fell into the hole while on her … Read more
Four children injured in a car collision, when the vehicle driven by their mother was in collision with a Garda patrol car, have been awarded a total of £21,500 in a settlement for child passengers in a car accident. Dean McEvoy (15) and his three sisters, Lauren (13), Cody (11) and Megan (10), were travelling … Read more
A brother and sister have recently been awarded £1.6m in a claim for poisoning by toxic lead paint for their exposure in a house that was sold to the family as safe from lead paint by a nonprofit organisation called City Homes. The body stated that the home cleared city lead inspections before and after … Read more
A six year old girl, who a cerebral palsy birth injury has seen her legal claim result in an interim settlement of £1.6m. Isabelle Sheehan was born with severe spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy. Ms Sheehan sustained her birth due to the acknowledged negligence of Dr David Corr, who was practising privately from Bon Secours Maternity Hospital, Cork, … Read more
A 23 year old woman has been agreed to a £2m out-of-court settlement of compensation for cerebral palsy from oxygen deprivation during birth due to alleged mismanagement. Laura Tinney was born on May 31st 1988 after Eleanor, her mother, had been admitted the week previously, when cardiotocography recordings had shown a deceleration in the foetal … Read more
New figures have revealed that birth injuries and medical negligence in the UK are the single biggest contributor to the increase in medical compensation cases. The highest awards for birth injuries typically involve cases where babies are starved of oxygen at birth. Low standards of care during maternity has been a common factor in many … Read more
A three year old girl had a severed finger tip claim settled for £16,700. The girl lost the tip of her fingertip in a nursery pushchair accident. Roisin Longo was just two years of age when her fingertip was cut off in the hinge mechanism of her MacLaren Techno XT while she was attending Mellow … Read more
A fourteen year old boy, who was starved of oxygen during his birth and now suffers from cerebral palsy, has had a cerbral palsy litigation case settled for a sum £2.9m. Cian Mangan was born late into the evening of the 1st of June 1996. He was already several days overdue when his mother, Michelle, … Read more
The family of a woman who died from internal bleeding, shortly after giving birth, has been awarded almost £2m in a claim for a mother dying in childbirth. Taz Kenefick (36), had been admitted to the maternity hospital to give birth to her second son in November 2004. The birth became complicated as Mrs Kenefick … Read more
A six year old boy, who was accidentally knocked from his bike by a neighbour, has had a children bicycle accident injury claim of £73,000 awarded in the High Court. Cian Ryan was cycling his bike along the street outside the home of his neighbour – Ms Kishwar Shafqat – in April 2009. Ms Shafqat … Read more
A compensation award of over £1.6m for a delayed diagnosis of a brain injury has been nade to thirty six year old former opera singer Elaine Lennon. Ms Lennon was an award-winning inger, with a bright future ahead of her both as a singer and as a recently qualified psychologist. However, in February 2007, she … Read more
A young girl, who was bitten by a dog during a family holiday, has had a compensation settlement of £4600 approved in the Circuit Court by Mr. Justice Matthew Deery. The court heard how Ciara Hill (12) of in July 2007, when she was attacked and bitten by a dog owned by the hotel. In … Read more
Circuit Court President Justice Matthew Deery approved an compensation for children’s whiplash injury of £47,000 for injuries suffered by three siblings, after hearing how their mother´s car had been rear-ended in an accident which occurred in January 2007. Rachael Hopkins (9) and her brothers Daniel (10) and Thomas (7) had been passengers in a car … Read more
The case involving Sean Ross McGowan, who suffered brain damage and blindness as the result of almost drowning in a park pond, has been decided the high Court for a settlement for and accident injury in a creche of £542,000. Sean was just 21 months old when in August 2007 he was taken on a … Read more
Mr. Justice John Quirke has approved a £3.75m High Court settlement for a brain damaged child compensation case to Jessica O´Brien. In the claim against the hospital, it was alleged that Jessica´s mother was sent to the maternity hospital for the birth of her daughter in May 1993, after a scan at her local hospital … Read more
A £1.12m interim settlement has been approved in the High Court by Mr. Justice John Quirk in a brain damage at birth litigation action in favour Luke Miggin, who was born in 2006. The court heard how Luke’s mother, Emily, was admitted to hospital at 5.30am on the morning of February 26 2006 in preparation … Read more
Mister Justice John Quirke has approved a partial settlement of £1.67m in the High Court for Brid Courtney in a birth injury lawsuit. The case was taken against the health service which agreed to the settlement without admitting liability. It was alleged that the hospital did not deliver the baby as quickly as possible, causing … Read more
A seven year old girl, brain damaged at birth due to a delayed delivery, has had an initial birth injury brain damage settlement of £1.6m approved in the High Court by Mr Justice John Quirke. Brid Courtney is confined to a wheelchair and only able to communicate by using facial expressions. She sued the Health … Read more
A bouncy castle injury claim has resulted in an award being made to a young boy in a child. Sam Harris (11) was brain damaged when a young boy of 15 kicked him in the head during a somersault. The incident occured two years ago has left Sam Harris in need of constant care. The resulting child … Read more