Woman wins compensation for botched breast surgery

July 28th, 2010

Medical Negligence

A woman from Melbourne in Australia has won her legal battle against a surgeon who carried out botched breast reduction surgery which left her with a gaping golf-ball sized hole in her chest.
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Tourist boat driver ordered to pay compensation for death

July 27th, 2010

Personal Injuries

The driver of a tourist jet boat involved in an accident which killed a British tourist has been ordered to pay compensation of NZ $25,000 (£11,700) to the victim’s family.
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Racist note in locker leads to compensation

July 27th, 2010

Accidents At Work

An English fire fighter has won £4200 in compensation from an Irish city council for discrimination in the workplace.
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NHS Lothian pays out £7m in compensation

July 26th, 2010

Medical Negligence

It has been revealed that almost £7 million was paid out by NHS Lothian in clinical negligence claims last year.
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Man wrongly given a year to live wins £175,000 compensation

July 26th, 2010

Medical Negligence

A man who was wrongly diagnosed with leukaemia and told that he had just one year to live has won £175,000 in medical negligence compensation from Basildon Hospital.
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