Judge upholds medical negligence ruling awarding family millions of dollars
Sunday Mabior was just 18 months old when she was sent to Princess Margaret Hospital in Perth for scald injuries in 2005. Due to medical negligence, Mabior went on to suffer from heart attacks, brain damage and organ failure. Mabior’s family brought a case against the Child and Adolescent Health Service suing for millions of dollars. It […]
Repeated negligence turns routine wrist injury into yearslong ordeal
In 2015, Katrina Vella fell and broke her wrist. It was a routine fracture that required doctors to X-ray and reset her wrist, but four years later, Vella is still suffering the consequences of mistakes made by several medical professionals in Queensland. Intense pain ensued Doctors reset her wrist at a 45-degree angle, the first X-ray shows. […]
Case on PTSD claim heard by NSW Supreme Court
In what may prove to be a landmark settlement, a volunteer firefighter has just received significant compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which he reports was primarily caused by his time working in the Rural Fire Service, beginning in 2002. Following negotiations at the Supreme Court, the man reached a settlement with the NSW government. […]
Routine surgery ends in woman’s death
St. John of God Hospital in Bendigo, Victoria is facing legal action following the death of a women who had routine surgery. A simple procedure that took a turn Delphine Murphy visited St. John of God private hospital in February 2016 to have a gallstone removed. The common and non-invasive procedure usually enables patients to […]
Queensland hospital’s mistake causes permanent damage to patient
A Queensland woman is suing Townsville Hospital for medical negligence after staff improperly set her broken wrist, causing irreparable damage. A small error that caused permanent pain and suffering Katrina Vella broke her wrist following a fall on a bar’s dance floor in June 2015. After an X- ray at Townsville Hospital showed her wrist […]
Botched beauty treatment as plaintiff wins medical negligence claim
A beauty salon customer left with facial skin depigmentation and dimpling after a seemingly ‘very safe and non-invasive’ treatment has been awarded nearly $25,000 and costs in a recent case brought before the state’s District Court. How was this cosmetic surgery claim resolved? Background of the case The plaintiff attended a beauty salon in Sydney, NSW to […]
Surgeon claims Sydney hospital is a medical negligence risk
A Sydney-based surgeon has hit out at the new Northern Beaches Hospital at Frenchs Forest, claiming that the facility is a medical negligence risk for incoming patients. Here we investigate the facts behind this claim. The Northern Beaches Hospital inquiry The accusations come as part of a NSW upper house inquiry into the Frenchs Forest-based medical centre, […]
Practitioner found guilty of 11 counts of medical malpractice
Whether specialising in orthodontics or pharmaceuticals, any professional who practises medicine in some form or another can be found guilty of medical negligence. In the below case, a man who was a practising ear, nose and throat surgeon faced a range of complaints from the Health Care Complaints Commission representing a number of patients who had been […]
Care worker did not breach duty of care towards plaintiff
Medical negligence extends far beyond mistakes on the operating table. Any practitioner or person responsible for someone else’s health can be found medically negligent if they breach their duty of care. For example, as the below case showcases, even care workers can face medical malpractice allegations. But what did the court decide? Background of the […]
Tribunal allow anesthetist the chance to appeal suspension
Just like any other medical practitioner, anaesthetists have a duty of care to appropriately look after patients that require their professional assistance. When a person in this position breaches their duty of care, patients may have a case for medical negligence. This was evident in a recent case involving a negligent anaesthetist. Background of the […]
