Why are medical negligence claims so big?
Definitely no one would argue that Hayden doesn’t entitled to compensation for the medical procedure which forsaken him not able to feel the life of an average 11-year-old, but recurrently eyebrows can be raised over the extremely large sums of money award in <a href="http://duncangibbins.co.uk/start-your-claim"medical negligence cases. Even though there’s no intimation of how much will be awarded in this case, There are other examples which grant why the figures involved can be so high. Take a case highlighted by the Watford Observer. Antonia Caddock is a six-year-old who requires 24-hour case after her brain was starved of oxygen during her birth. Her mother, Emily, had initially opted for a caesarean, but claimed she was “strongly urged” by hospital staff to have a normal delivery when she arrived at hospital.
Her legal team told the High Court that she was not fully briefed of the possibility risks and because of this was unable to make an informed decision. As such, Ms Caddock sued the NHS Trust for medical negligence over the incident and also brought a second case relating to injuries she suffered during the delivery. The Trust has now offered to settle both claims on the basis of 40 per cent liability and, according to the Watford Observer, the compensation will total millions of pounds, even after the 60 per centcut. So why is so much money awarded in these kinds of medical negligence cases? Well, any compensation will go towards cash payment for the care of Antonia as she will not be able to look after herself and the court will bear this in mind when making its award.
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