Injury News

• Compensation obtained after hospital fails to treat neck fractures

  • PostedOctober 8, 2020

  Julie Crossley, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement in a claim brought by the estate of an elderly lady who suffered unnecessary pain and distress...

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• Championing those living with Cerebral Palsy

  • PostedOctober 6, 2020

  World Cerebral Palsy Day is an ideal moment to celebrate those living with cerebral palsy. It is a condition that is estimated to affect one in every 400 people in...

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• Hospital admits that negligent care resulted in young man’s cerebral palsy

  • PostedOctober 5, 2020

  Ben Ward, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained an agreement from an NHS Trust that a young man, Mr T, living with cerebral palsy and Erb’s palsy...

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• Maternity units in denial when births go wrong

  • PostedOctober 2, 2020

  Dr Bill Kirkup is looking at a series of failings at East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust following the death of up to 15 babies. The investigation is being assisted by...

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• Settlement obtained for mother after son took his own life

  • PostedSeptember 28, 2020

  Kate Smith, a medical negligence lawyer at Ashtons Legal has obtained a settlement for Mrs D who lost her son after he took his own life. Mr D was known...

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• Substantial settlement for Norfolk man in his 60s after Mesothelioma diagnosis

  • PostedSeptember 24, 2020

  Ashtons Legal has obtained a substantial settlement for a West Norfolk man in his 60s who received a diagnosis of mesothelioma in 2018. Having been an apprentice electrician, Mr C...

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• £25,000 settlement for Norfolk man following delay in cancer treatment

  • PostedSeptember 23, 2020

  Julie Crossley, a medical injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a £25,000 settlement for Mr T after his cancerous growth was mistaken for a benign cyst resulting in delayed...

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• Settlement obtained for Essex woman whose gallstones went undiagnosed

  • PostedSeptember 21, 2020

  Julie Crossley, a clinical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a five-figure settlement for Mrs M who was diagnosed as suffering from gallstones and cholecystitis almost a year after...

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• Over £750,000 settlement achieved for seriously injured ground worker

  • PostedSeptember 16, 2020

  Roger Loomes, a personal injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a substantial six-figure settlement for a man in his 40s who suffered life-changing injuries in a road collision. Mr...

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• Local family seek former colleagues of Norwich man who worked at the Norfolk Brewery

  • PostedSeptember 14, 2020

  Norwich man David Williams sadly died in 2019, aged 75, and the Norfolk Coroner recorded his cause of death as Industrial Disease at his Inquest. Mr Williams’ family is now...

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• £65,000 settlement for Suffolk man whose Lisfranc injury went undiagnosed

  • PostedSeptember 14, 2020

  Julie Crossley, a medical negligence lawyer at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £65,000 for Mr H who was given an incorrect diagnosis for an injury to his foot following a fall....

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• £420,000 settlement obtained for delayed diagnosis of a hip fracture

  • PostedSeptember 11, 2020

  In August 2018, Mr C tripped and fell landing on his right leg. Mr C attended A&E as he was unable to weight bear on his right leg. He was...

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