Medical Negligence - Fatal Brain Injury
Kingsley Napley LLP
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Eurydice Cote settles claim for the family of a 40-year-old man who died from a brain injury following failures in hospital care | Case Studies | We Case Studies Eurydice Cote settles claim for the family of a 40-year-old man who died from a brain injury following failures in hospital care Eurydice Cote acted for the wife of AC who tragically died at age 40. The couple had two young children. The claim was brought against two hospital trusts for failures in the care of AC who developed a subdural empyema (an infection/collection of pus in the subdural space – the space between the skull and the brain) and leptomeningitis following a sinus infection. The Defendants both made admissions that there was a failure to recognise and act on progressive visible subdural collections, which were able to be seen on imaging. They failed to identify that AC required transfer for further assessment, investigations, and lifesaving neurological treatment (a decompressive craniectomy). Investigations revealed that early transfer and treatment would have meant that AC would not have died.
Measurable Results
Settlement achieved: £140,000