George Liley

The claimant in this case suffered a fatal heart attack after the negligence of his treating cardiologists resulted in a failure to implant a defibrillator. The claimant had experienced several collapses prior to his death and had voiced his concerns to his treating clinicians.

Damages recovered: £750,000

The Claimant in this case suffered kidney failure after his opticians failed to diagnose his high blood pressure during a routine eye examination. The claimant suffered an acceleration of his existing kidney disease and required dialysis and a transplant earlier than he otherwise would have done, had his high blood pressure been identified earlier.

Damages received: £275,000

The claimant in this case suffered life-long damage to her bladder after suffering post-partum urine retention following the birth of her second child. As a result of her injuries, the claimant needed to self-catheterise for the remainder of her life.

Damages recovered: £195,000

The elderly claimant suffered a fall in hospital, resulting in her suffering a hip fracture. The fall accelerated her dementia and coupled with her immobility following the fall resulted in an accelerated admission to a care home.

Damages recovered: £140,000

The elderly claimant in this case suffered a catastrophic stroke after his treating surgeon failed to re-introduce his anticoagulation promptly after minor hernia surgery.

Damages recovered: £100,000

Following an injury to his head playing football, the claimant’s treating clinicians carried out a CT scan of his head, however failed to inform him of a long-standing lacunar infarct, which is strongly associated with hypertension. As a result of being unaware of his previous stroke, the claimant did not receive any further treatment or lifestyle advice and subsequently suffered a larger stroke.

Damages recovered: £100,000

The claimant in this case died from colorectal cancer after his GP failed to identify his cancer following a digital rectal examination. Following his delayed referral, the hospital then failed to detect his cancer during a flexible sigmoidoscopy, resulting in a further delay to his diagnosis.

Damages recovered: £100,000

The claimant in this case underwent an unnecessary cholecystectomy after his symptoms were mistakenly thought to be related to biliary colic, when they were actually related to gastric band slippage and erosion. The claimant suffered an injury to cystic artery and hepatic duct during his surgery, resulting in abdominal pain and psychiatric injury.

Damages recovered: £80,000