Professional negligence claims relate to claims for compensation made against members of certain professions whose negligence has resulted in you sustaining a loss, an injury or a deterioration in an existing condition. Most people will automatically think of the medical professional when considering professional negligence claims, but claims for professional negligence compensation can be made against professionals such as investment advisors, barristers and architects when they have displayed a poor professional performance which has resulted in a loss, an injury or the deterioration in an existing condition. For more advice on professional negligence claims and the process for establishing negligence, discuss your claim with a personal injury lawyer.
An Illinois man´s compensation claim for a dentist dropping a surgical instrument down his throat has been resolved with a negotiated settlement of $675,000. On October 1, 2014, Janusz Pawlowicz (64) from Des Plains in Cook County, Illinois, attended Gentle Dental Services Ltd. where he was due to undergo the first of a two-part root … Read more
Connecticut´s Supreme Court has ruled that a compensation claim for a HIPAA privacy breach can go ahead after it was tossed by the state´s Appellate Court. Following a brief relationship in 2004, Emily Byrne discovered she was pregnant. As the relationship had ended, Emily instructed the Avery Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology in Westport not … Read more
Californians go to the polls next week with an opportunity to resolve a 39-year old issue over medical negligence payments. Currently in California, when a medical professional is found to have been negligent and caused a patient an injury or the avoidable deterioration of an existing condition, a limit of $250,000 is imposed on the … Read more
A Pennsylvania judge has upheld the $19.5 million settlement of a surgical complications compensation claim made by the widower of a woman who underwent polyp removal surgery and later died from complications. Mariann Pomroy (57) from Langhorne in Pennsylvania attended the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania on 22 October 2008 to have a polyp … Read more
A woman, who suffered severe brain damage after neither a surgeon nor an anaesthetist were present to perform a C-Section procedure, has been awarded a settlement package of compensation for injury due to a delayed Caesarean operation amounting to 4.2 million pounds. Susanne Turner (45) from Wittersham, Kent, was born on April 28th 1967 at … Read more
The family of a woman who died from a heart attack after she was wrongfully discharged from hospital has won their compensation court case for death in a hospital caused by negligence claim and are to receive £278,000 Euros in compensation. The judge in court heard how Mrs Teresa O’Brien had been admitted to hospital … Read more
An elderly pensioner, who was the victim of poor workmanship when renovations were made to her home, has been awarded 3,500 Euros in emotional injury compensation by a judge in Dublin. Mr Justice Matthew Deery at the Circuit Civil Court heard how pensioner Kathleen O’Leary (84) had contracted the services of Cranlowe Ltd – a … Read more
The parents of a woman who died after her doctor failed to recognise the symptoms of deep vein thrombosis have agreed to a £151,000 settlement in her doctor negligence lawsuit. Ray and Angela Hennessy, had brought the legal action against Dr Hassan Al Bayyari, following the untimely death of their daughter Julie in March 2007. It was … Read more
A seven year old boy, who was born with spastic cerebral palsy due to the negligence of nursing staff prior to his delivery, has had a partial settlement of almost £830,000 for medical negligence at birth injury approved in the High Court Shane Kenny, was suing the health service through his mother Catherine, due to alleged … 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
The family of a woman who sustained horrific injuries and subsequently died after an inflatable pool slide “bottomed out” has been awarded £13m in a settlement for pool death compensation claim by a judge in Salem, Massachusetts. Robin Aleo (29) from Boston, Massachusetts, was spending a day by her relative’s swimming pool in July 2006 … Read more
A man has been awarded a £3.8m settlement for brain damage from viral encephalitis approved by the High Court. The illness was allegedly misdiagnosed as eczema. Martin O’Brien developed a rash and itchy sores in January 1996. He was referred to hospital by his doctor, who believed he had scabies and who prescribed benzyl benzoate … Read more
The mother of a two year old girl, who died after contracting meningitis, has been awarded more than £142,000 in a meningitis lawsuit after the hospital in which the little girl died admitted errors in the way they handled her condition. Natalie Courtney (28) had taken her daughter hospital on February 19 2006, after Aisling … Read more
A woman has her Wenicke Korsakoff claim settled out of court for undisclosed amount. Ms Avril Doyle developed the psychosis after alleged negligence by her surgeon,. Doyle (46) was described to Mr Justice Iarfhlaith O’Neill at the High Court as a happy and vivacious person prior to undergoing a laparotomy to treat multiple abdominal adhesions … Read more
In a wrong drug prescription claim a settlement in the order of £835,000 was awarded to the widow of the victim. Colm O’Donovan (31) had become unwell in August 2005 with suspected food poisoning, and his wife, Patricia, had called an out of hours medical service. The doctor with the service injected Colm with Cyclamorah, … Read more
Camilla Freehill was finally able to resolve her High Court action of alleged medical negligence against the Health Service Executive (HSE) with an undisclosed cancer misdiagnosis award for the health service’s failure to diagnose and treat her breast cancer. Mr Justice John Quirke heard from the claimant´s counsel, shortly before High Court proceedings were about … Read more
Mark Thomas has just been awarded £3.2million in a hospital settlement for failure to diagnose meningitis, a error which was compounded by the fact that the victim was turned away from Walsall Manor Accident and Emergency Department and his parents were admonished at the time for ‘misusing the emergency services’. It was a second opinion … Read more