Major compensation for birth errors
A young boy who was left severely brain damaged after
complications at birth, has been awarded a seven-figure
compensation settlement thanks to the efforts of his legal
team.
This week, the BBC reported how in 2006, Ciaran Dill suffered
brain damage due to mistakes committed by doctors at the Luton and
Dunstable Hospital.
According to the evidence submitted to the Royal Courts of
Justice, not enough attention was paid to a heart monitor while
Ciaran's mother Jennifer Dill was in labour, tragically starving
the child of oxygen for approximately one hour.
Ciaran has need round-the-clock care ever since and is unable to
talk or walk, the court heard. And after his family filed for
compensation, their legal team has now secured £2.1 million in
damages, in addition to annual six-figure instalments, the size of
which are yet to be fully agreed.
Approving the settlement, Mr Justice Eady, sitting at London's
Royal Courts of Justice, also paid tribute to Ciaran's parents, and
said he hoped the money would give them peace of mind.
"It is clear from what I have seen that Ciaran is fortunate in
one respect at least, and that is in the devoted care he has
received from his parents and family over so many years," said the
Justice Eady.