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Field Fisher Waterhouse recovers highest reported settlement in Erbs Palsy case
By Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP
Dated: Aug 14, 2008
Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP, has reported the recovery of £405,750 to a nine-year-old girl injured during
birth in 1998 whilst under the care of the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Law firm, Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP, has reported the recovery of £405,750 to a nine-year-old girl, who
was injured in 1998 whilst under the care of the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; the highest
reported settlement in an Erb’s Palsy case of its type.
The claimant was injured during birth (http://
www.personalinjury.ffw.com/injury-claims-cases/clin-neg-case-erbs-palsy-case.aspx ) as her head was
delivered but there were difficulties in delivering the shoulders, known as shoulder dystocia. Field Fisher
Waterhouse (http:// www.personalinjury.ffw.com/ ) acted for the claimant in the case that the antenatal care
was negligently managed, and there was a failure to deliver by caesarean section. There were further
negligent acts and omissions in the obstetric management, including inter alia - the application of strong
traction to her head.
As a consequence, she suffered a severe traumatic injury to the nerves supplying her right arm, causing
paralysis. She underwent four extensive surgeries to attempt to improve function in her arm in the first
seven years of her life. Despite this the claimant has been left with a permanent disability and the right
limb remains for all practical purposes, functionless.
The claimant’s mother brought the clinical negligence case (http://
www.personalinjury.ffw.com/clinical-negligence-claims/clinical-negligence-cases.aspx ) against the Royal
Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. Samantha Critchley, a solicitor in the Personal Injury (http://
www.personalinjury.ffw.com/personal-injury.aspx ) and Medical Negligence (http://
www.personalinjury.ffw.com/clinical-negligence-claims.aspx ) Group at Field Fisher Waterhouse