Case Study: Admission of Fault in Misdiagnosis Case
Missed Kidney Tumour Leads to Loss of Treatment Options
A hospital missed a kidney tumour on a CT scan. By the time it was found, our client could not have surgery.
We secured an admission of fault and settlement, protected by a Personal Injury Trust.
The Accident
Our client had attended a local hospital with stroke-like symptoms and as part of he treatment she underwent a CT scan.
Unfortunately, the scan was incorrectly reported, and the presence of a kidney tumour was missed.
This was only discovered in 2021, when it was reviewed again.
The Impact
By the time the tumour was correctly identified, our client’s health had declined, making surgery no longer viable.
The tumour had grown, and evidence suggested her life expectancy would be reduced.
She also suffered psychological distress knowing it would continue to grow with no treatment options.
Our Approach
We obtained breach-of-duty evidence regarding the original scan, and then causation evidence from a leading Oncologist on the effects of that mistake.
The Trust in question admitted liability for their mistake and provided a fulsome apology to our client.
We obtained evidence from a Psychologist to determine the extent of any psychological injury.
The Resolution
Once we had obtained admission from the Trist and presented our evidence, we negotiated a high 5-figure sum that our client was happy to settle for.
As she was in receipt of ongoing benefits, we protected these by advising on and arranging a Personal Injury Trust.
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