Mr L sustained multiple injuries to his head and chest, and was taken by air ambulance to a hospital for treatment, after the car he was a passenger in crashed into a tree on the roadside. Mr L's initial prognosis was extremely poor, and it was thought that it was unlikely that he would survive the accident. Whilst Mr L went onto make a very good recovery, he was left with long term head injuries as a consequence of this accident. This included difficulties in processing and retaining information, and long lasting problems with his eye sight. Mr L who was a student at the time of the accident, was expected to graduate with a First Class Honours Degree and secure employment in the city. Regrettably his injuries meant that this was no longer possible. Mr L was awarded £675,000 in respect of his injuries and his future loss of earnings.
Mrs G was awarded a global sum of £4.5 million having been rendered an incomplete tetraplegic following a failure to diagnose and treat a spinal epidural abscess following her attendance at a local hospital on two separate occasions before the abscess was diagnosed. Mrs G requires 24 hour care for the rest of her life. Her damages provide provision for that care, along with hydrotherapy, physiotherapy and accommodation costs.
AJ, a minor, received a global settlement of £5.6 million having suffered birth injuries causing severe cerebral palsy with asymmetrical spastic quadriplegia. The hospital admitted responsibility after we served a detailed letter of claim. AJ requires 24 hour care for the rest of her life.