Ron had heart bypass surgery at the world-renowned Harefield Hospital, Middlesex.
During the surger,y the anaesthetist turned off his ventilator for almost 15 minutes by mistake. It was supposed to be off for only two minutes. As a result, Ron’s brain was deprived of oxygen and he lapsed into a coma.
After 11 months in a coma, Ron sadly died.
Fieldfisher was instructed to pursue a case against the hospital, who quickly admitted that its anaesthetist had caused his brain damage.
A dependency claim was put forward for Ron’s son who struggled to cope without his father’s help at home. In addition, a novel claim utilising the Human Rights Act was included on the basis of Ron’s loss of right to life.
We settled the anaesthetics negligence case for £300,000.
When the case settled, the lawyer said:
"I'm absolutely delighted that it was possible to secure a substantial settlement for such a deserving family after their father died in such sad and avoidable circumstances."