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19.11.2008.
NHS trust pays out over £22m in clinical negligence cases
Figures released by the Department of Health and cited in the Hull Daily Mail suggest that £22,883,513 was given in compensation to patients and their families by Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust during the period.
19.11.2008.
Family of car accident victim receive payout
Tony Gate, a highway worker from the port of Hartlepool in the north-east of England, suffered a serious brain injury after being hit by the vehicle in July 2003, Hartlepool Today reports.
18.11.2008.
Hospital made to pay compensation to cerebral palsy sufferer
Robert Feeney was delivered at Blackpool Victoria Hospital in 2000.
18.11.2008.
Woman wins payout after medical mistake
Sarah Moss had the implant fitted in June 2006 at the Haydock Family Planning Clinic. However, staff at the medical centre had failed to insert it correctly.
18.11.2008.
Father in line for payout after skiing accident
Graham Anderson took legal action after a family holiday to Puy St Vincent - a purpose-built ski resort in the French Alps - ended in him losing control while travelling down a slope off piste and hitting a tree.
18.11.2008.
Hospital pays out over death of baby
Ava Sims Teskey-King from the East Yorkshire village of Bilton died at the age of 21 months in November last year.
18.11.2008.
Man wins over £400k as a result of road accident
According to a BBC report, Lee Nicoll was driving a campervan through Redford village in the council district of Angus on the east coast of Scotland in June 2001 when the collision occurred.
14.11.2008.
Motorcyclist injured in collision seeks payout
David Buchan suffered severe injuries when he collided with a car travelling in the opposite direction as he attempted to make a right turn into a car park, the St Albans & Harpenden, Welwyn & Hatfield Review reports.
14.11.2008.
Care worker receives compensation for injuries
The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, was assaulted twice by patients she was working with, Crain's Manchester Business reports.
14.11.2008.
Father sues on behalf of injured child
James Pitcher was nine months old when he fell from a changing table at the centre, which is operated by Headstart Nursery - an organisation which provides day care and early years' education for children from the age of three months to five years.
14.11.2008.
Family of asbestos victim may seek compensation
Maureen Gardiner contracted mesothelioma, a disease which can affect the tissue lining the lungs or the abdomen, and died in December last year, the Gloucester Citizen reports.
14.11.2008.
Amputee may be in line for payout
According to the Hackney Gazette, Cafer Sonmez was cleaning a kebab meat-mixing machine in July 2004 when the incident occurred.
13.11.2008.
Brain damage victim secures payout of over £8m
Tristian Blomfield, who was delivered at Watford General Hospital in May 2000, is set to receive a lump sum of £2.23 million, followed by annual payments of £42,000 to the age of 19, the BBC reports.
13.11.2008.
Man awarded compensation of £1 million following fall
Kantilal Mistry was repairing an office block air conditioning system in 2005 when he fell from a ladder which was propped up against a door, the Harrow Times reports.
11.11.2008.
Mothers of children allegedly injured in theme park to sue
According to reports in the Glasgow Sunday Mail, the women allege that the youngsters hit safety bars on the Big Apple caterpillar ride when it jolted to a sudden halt at M&D's, which is located in Strathclyde Country Park near Motherwell.
11.11.2008.
Parents to sue after daughter dies in hospital
Kathleen Doherty, who was 29 at the time of her death, had had a gallstone removal operation at the Royal Preston Hospital - which is situated in the Fulwood area of the town.
11.11.2008.
Injured worker seeks compensation after fall
In July 2004, former security guard Martine Widlake tripped on steps at Stansted Airport after the heel of her shoe got caught in a loose tread.
10.11.2008.
Family considers legal action after doctors fail to spot broken spine
Retired pastry chef Neville Caplan slipped on stairs at his home in Hale and was taken by ambulance to Wythenshawe Hospital, which is run by the University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust.
10.11.2008.
Woman receives £80k after husband died from asbestos exposure
Anne Warnes secured the amount in an out-of-court settlement with her late spouse John's former employer, the Norwich Evening News reports.
10.11.2008.
Patients consider legal action against surgeon
Recently, Dr Ashish Dutta - who runs a clinic in the Tyne and Wear city of Sunderland - was issued the warning by a General Medical Council after it was found that his actions in two eyelift operations constituted misconduct, the Sunderland Echo reports.
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