Medical Negligence

• Settlement obtained for woman following delayed appendicitis diagnosis

  • PostedOctober 20, 2021

  Amanda Cavanagh, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement for Ms R, a woman whose appendix ruptured after a Cambridgeshire hospital failed to diagnose and treat...

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• Ashtons Legal’s Catastrophic Injury team shortlisted at PI Awards!

  • PostedOctober 6, 2021

  We are delighted to announce that Ashtons Legal’s top tier Personal Injury team and Medical Negligence team have once again been shortlisted for ‘Catastrophic Injury Team of the Year’ at...

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• Settlement obtained after vulnerable man drowned in bath

  • PostedSeptember 21, 2021

  Sharon Allison, partner and head of medical negligence at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a five-figure settlement for the parents of a vulnerable man who drowned after suffering an epileptic seizure...

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• Hospital failures led to Norfolk man dying from flu

  • PostedSeptember 15, 2021

  Michele Benjamin has obtained a five-figure settlement for the family of Mr K, a vulnerable man who died from flu after a Norfolk hospital failed to recognise and respond to...

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• Secondary victim claims FAQs

  • PostedSeptember 9, 2021

  Secondary victim claims are known for being extremely difficult to pursue in the medical negligence world due to the length of time there may be between an alleged act of...

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• Ashtons Partner assists with national suicide prevention guide

  • PostedSeptember 2, 2021

  Ashtons Legal partner Sharon Allison has assisted The Zero Suicide Alliance (ZSA) through contributing towards a guide to consent, confidentiality and information sharing in mental healthcare and suicide prevention. Sharon...

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• Delayed cancer diagnosis led to man losing years of life

  • PostedSeptember 1, 2021

  Amanda Cavanagh, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a five-figure settlement for Mr B, a man who suffered a loss of life expectancy due to a delay...

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• £75,000 obtained for Suffolk man following hospital food mix-up

  • PostedAugust 25, 2021

  Julie Crossley, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement of £75,000 for a man who suffered a perforated oesophagus as a result of being given the...

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• The father fighting to save lives after losing son to suicide

  • PostedAugust 17, 2021

  Following the tragic suicide of 18-year-old Edward Mallen in 2015, his father, Steve Mallen, made a promise to his son at his funeral that he would investigate the failures in...

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• Settlement obtained for Norfolk woman following the death of her baby

  • PostedAugust 4, 2021

  Amanda Cavanagh, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a five-figure settlement for a woman whose baby girl died shortly after birth, an outcome that most likely would...

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• Settlement obtained for Suffolk man who suffered avoidable vision loss

  • PostedJuly 20, 2021

  Julie Crossley, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a five-figure settlement for Mr N, a man who suffered vision loss as a result of a hospital’s failure...

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• Inquest into death of young Cambridge man who took his own life

  • PostedJune 18, 2021

  An inquest is to investigate the death of a young Cambridge man, who took his own life after being under treatment for a mental disorder. James Nowshadi, aged 23, was...

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