We pursued a cerebral palsy
claim for Candice who suffers from severe cerebral palsy as a
result of obstetric negligence during her birth. The cerebral palsy
claim was settled for £2.75 million.
Candice was born on the 5 January 1993. She suffers severe
cerebral palsy that affects all four limbs with mild involuntary
movements, grossly limited mobility and dexterity and diminished
verbal communication.
She requires 24 hour care and attendance. She will never be
able to live independently or engage in gainful
employment. Her life expectancy is 55 years.
The claim arose from obstetric negligence at the hospital where
Candice was born. During her mother’s labour there were
serious fetal heart abnormalities on the CTG monitoring
machine. In breach of accepted medical practice, delivery was
not expedited by Caesarean section. As a result of the delay,
Candice suffered asphyxia immediately before birth and this
caused her catastrophic brain damage.
Proceedings were commenced in September 1999
and the hospital initially denied
liability. Subsequently, consent judgement for damages to be
assessed was entered on the 21 February 2000.
Paul McNeil
obtained substantial interim payments on behalf of Candice so
that her parents could purchase a suitable single storey bungalow
with accommodation for overnight carers.
The case was fixed for trial for the 9
November 2000 and eventually the parties came to an agreed
settlement in the sum of £2,750,000.
For further information or if you have
a cerebral palsy claim call
Paul McNeil on 020 7861
4019
or email paul.mcneil@ffw.com
You can discuss your cerebral palsy claim with any member of our
medical negligence
team on
freephone 0800 358 3848, email personalinjury@ffw.com or
complete our short enquiry form.