Medical Negligence

• Man left with suicidal thoughts after years of ‘mental torture’ over painful teeth

  • PostedJanuary 4, 2021

  A man whose dental treatment over a six-year period left him with severe mental health issues has received £24,000 in compensation. Amanda Cavanagh, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal,...

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

  • PostedNovember 12, 2020

  We are delighted to announce that the top tier Personal Injury team and the Medical Negligence team at Ashtons have been shortlisted for The Personal Injury Awards 2020 – Catastrophic...

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• £85,000 compensation for delayed Cushing’s Syndrome diagnosis

  • PostedNovember 9, 2020

  £85,000 obtained for man whose Cushing’s Syndrome was undiagnosed for two years. Sharon Allison, a specialist medical negligence lawyer at Ashtons Legal, has brought a successful claim for Mr T...

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• £65,000 obtained for laser eye surgery patient

  • PostedNovember 3, 2020

  Julie Crossley, a medical injury claim specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £65,000 compensation for Mr P after eye surgery left him with markedly worse, rather than improved, eyesight. Mr...

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• £60,000 obtained for man whose kidney problems were not treated appropriately

  • PostedOctober 27, 2020

  Sharon Allison, a medical negligence claim specialist at Ashtons Legal, has achieved a £60,000 settlement for Mr T after his local hospital failed to treat his kidney-related problems in a...

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• Can I make a claim for Medical Negligence? Some basic facts

  • PostedOctober 19, 2020

  If you have suffered an injury because of medical negligence, you may be wondering whether you are eligible to make a claim for compensation. Personal injury claims for medical negligence,...

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• Settlement obtained for mother after son took his own life

  • PostedSeptember 28, 2020

  Kate Smith, a medical negligence lawyer at Ashtons Legal has obtained a settlement for Mrs D who lost her son after he took his own life. Mr D was known...

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• Settlement obtained for Essex woman whose gallstones went undiagnosed

  • PostedSeptember 21, 2020

  Julie Crossley, a clinical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a five-figure settlement for Mrs M who was diagnosed as suffering from gallstones and cholecystitis almost a year after...

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• £65,000 settlement for Suffolk man whose Lisfranc injury went undiagnosed

  • PostedSeptember 14, 2020

  Julie Crossley, a medical negligence lawyer at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £65,000 for Mr H who was given an incorrect diagnosis for an injury to his foot following a fall....

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• £420,000 settlement obtained for delayed diagnosis of a hip fracture

  • PostedSeptember 11, 2020

  In August 2018, Mr C tripped and fell landing on his right leg. Mr C attended A&E as he was unable to weight bear on his right leg. He was...

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• Parents urged to keep children off TikTok after suicide video circulates

  • PostedSeptember 11, 2020

  As the children went back to school this week, parents were being contacted by schools to raise awareness of distressing video images on the social media video platform of a...

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• Coronavirus: How will it affect my court case?

  • PostedMarch 30, 2020

  The outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19) has left many of our client’s wondering what will happen to their court case. Whilst the situation is ever changing as the country responds to...

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