October 2009

News items from October 2009

Courtroom combatants join forces for patient safety: Leading clinical negligence lawyers call for fresh impetus in drive for improved patient safety
Dock worker who loaded asbestos receives damages: Leigh Day secures £40,000 for injured dock worker
Successful settlement for young man injured in road crash: A man who was injured in a car crash when he was 18 has received £625,000
Double success for Olive Lewin: Clinical negligence partner Olive Lewin has secured substantial compensation for two people with cerebral palsy
Gas explosion man recovers damages: John Nichols was injured when his neighbour's house exploded in April 2007
Drug error figures in care homes too high: Report shows that many care homes make mistakes when issuing drugs to residents
Disabled prisoner victory: Human rights team secures compensation for disabled prisoner
Inquest into the death of Sally Witcomb: Sally Witcomb was a Raleigh gap year volunteer in Namibia when she died
Concern over dementia care in the UK: Recent reports indicate that there are grave areas of concern to do with dementia care
Claim settles following asbestos exposure in the 1980's: Contact with boilers and pipes in the 1980's resulted in mesothelioma
Inquest verdict into death of Sally Witcomb: The coroner has released his conclusions about Sally Witcomb’s death in a narrative verdict
US victory for baby with heart defect: An American jury has awarded £1.6m to a family in Philadelphia
Court rules on Government's attempts to suppress mistreatment details: The High Court has decided that Government attempts to suppress details of Binyam Mohamed’s mistreatment are unjustified
Peruvian torture victims obtain worldwide freezing injunction over mining company assets: Peruvian claimants allege that they were tortured by police whilst protesting at Rio Blanco copper mine
Abuse of patients: Leigh Day is experienced in handling claims for compensation for people who have been abused by healthcare professionals

October 2009

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