We pursued a cerebral palsy
claim for Penny who developed a mild form of cerebral palsy
following a delay in her delivery. The claim was settled for
£450,000.
Penny was born six weeks early on 13 November 1990. Her
mother had an unrecognised placental abruption, which was
evident from the significant abdominal pain which she suffered,
together with abnormalities on the CTG (fetal heart monitor).
Penny's brain was starved of oxygen during her birth and as a
result she now suffers from mild spastic dyplegic form of cerebral
palsy with epilepsy.
Penny attends a regular school, although she sometimes
needs assistance to undertake physical activities. Intellectually
she is bright, but has some difficulty with mathematics.
We were instructed to pursue a cerebral
palsy claim on Penny's behalf.
Our expert medical evidence indicated that Penny should
have been delivered about 25 minutes earlier to avoid any brain
damage.
Unusually, we were also advised by our experts that paediatric
monitoring had been negligent in that Penny had suffered from
hypoglycaemia, partly caused by the failure of the hospital to
maintain intravenous infusion of dextrose when Penny visited her
mother on the labour ward.
The claim was fixed for trial for 9 July 1991, but was settled
shortly before in the sum of £450,000 which was paid into a private
trust for the benefit of Penny.
For further information or if you have a cerebral palsy claim please call Paul McNeil on 020 7861 4019 or
email paul.mcneil@ffw.com
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