Medical Negligence
Kingsley Napley LLP
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We - £5 Million Wrongful Birth Claims | Home | Services | Medical Negligence | Wrongful Birth | Prenatal Diagnosis | Multi-Million Settlements | Contact Wrongful Birth Claim Settled for £5 Million - Case Study Navigation: Medical Negligence > Wrongful Birth > Multi-Million Settlements > Case Studies Publication Date: 2024 Practice Area: Medical Negligence & Wrongful Birth £5M Wrongful Birth Settlement: We achieved an exceptional settlement of £5 million for a family in a wrongful birth case, where failures in prenatal diagnosis prevented informed decision-making about continuing the pregnancy, resulting in a child with severe disabilities. Prenatal Diagnostic Failures: The case involved failures in prenatal screening and diagnosis that prevented the parents from receiving accurate information about serious fetal abnormalities that would have informed their decision about continuing the pregnancy. Informed Choice Denied: The diagnostic failures denied the parents their right to make an informed choice about the pregnancy, as they were not provided with accurate information about the severity of the fetal conditions and their implications. Severe Disabilities: The child was born with severe disabilities that should have been detected through appropriate prenatal screening and diagnostic procedures, creating extraordinary care needs and lifelong dependency. Screening Standard Failures: The case involved failures in prenatal screening standards including inadequate ultrasound assessment, failure to offer appropriate diagnostic tests, or misinterpretation of test results showing fetal abnormalities. Life-Changing Impact: The birth of a child with severe disabilities has fundamentally changed the family's life, requiring extensive adaptation, ongoing care provision, and significant financial resources to meet the child's extraordinary needs.
Measurable Results
Wrongful birth claim settled for £5 million. Exceptional £5 million settlement achieved for family in wrongful birth case involving failure to diagnose fetal abnormalities, providing comprehensive financial security for lifelong care needs and family support following diagnostic failures.