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  • In 2022 alone, we were successful in securing over £91 million in damages for our clients

Clinical Negligence Case Studies

Potter Rees Dolan has acted successfully on behalf of many clients. The case studies detailed show the type of work we do and the service we provide to clients.

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Simon fell from his bike when he was 7 years old. Due to hospital delays it was several hours before a bleed on his brain was recognised and he underwent surgery. That delay led to a subtle brain injury in respect of which he has finally been compensated. Read on for more...
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Read how Lesley Herbertson secured damages for our client after his symptoms of 'Cauda Equina' injury were left untreated after an initial diagnosis was questioned by doctors at a secondary hospital.
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Helen Budge, Senior Solicitor within our Clinical Negligence team, recently secured over £2 million in damages for a man who was left permanently paralysed from the waist down, after doctors failed to diagnose and treat an infection in his spine.
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Lesley Herbertson, a Partner within our renowned Clinical Negligence department, secured a substantial amount of compensation for a client who developed Erb's Palsy shortly after his birth, due to the method of delivery used by hospital staff.
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Peter, a previously fit and healthy dad, suffered a brain abscess in 2009. Due to delays in diagnosing the abscess and commencing treatment he suffered an avoidable brain injury.
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