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1. Re: A – Dicksons settled what is believed to be the highest Medical Negligence award ever, at that time. Dicksons were instructed by the family of a young man who had very severe Cerebral Palsy. The award was a lump sum £4,237,000.00, together with £285,000.00 pa for life. If this had been settled as a conventional Lump Sum rather than the annual payment the award would have been in the region of £14,000,000.00.
2. Dicksons recently settled a claim for £375,000 arising out of the admitted negligence of an NHS Hospital, following the death of a young woman from a pulmonary embolism. She left her young son and partner. The claim included the care the deceased would have given to her child and partner, funeral expenses and loss of earnings.
3. Representing the family of a woman who suffered cardiac arrest and subsequent brain damage under anaesthetic in the 1970s resulted in a settlement for £800,000.00.
4. A claim for a young man who went on to sustain a severe brain injury following a failure to diagnose an infection to the brain, this case settled for £5,500,000.00 on a lump sum basis.
5. A delay in diagnosing a pituitary tumour was also settled for a similar amount.
6. A claim against a G.P. whereby the G.P. failed to notice signs of stroke which settled for £1,000,000.00.
7. Re: L – a cerebral palsy claim for a child that settled for £1.75m lump sum together with periodical payments of initially £73,000.00 rising to £182,000.00 p.m. as the injured person gets older and requires more care.
8. Andrew was instructed by a family of an 11 year old girl who had a brain injury at birth. All four of her limbs were affected. The award was a lump sum £1,750,000.00, together with annual payments for life – up to £182,000.00 pa. This would amount to around £11,000,000.00 on a full lump sum basis.
9. Dicksons was instructed by the family of man in his thirties who had a brain injury at birth. It was likely that his mobility would be affected in the future. The award was a lump sum of £2,380,000.00, together with annual payments for life – up to £165,000.00 pa. This would amount to around £8,000,000.00 – £9,000,000.00 on a full lump sum basis.