WARNING TO READERS WHO ARE ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER. This story talks about people who have died. We acted for the daughter and granddaughter of a man (Mr W)…
We acted for a 24-year-old woman from regional NSW who sustained very severe physical and psychological injuries during the traumatic birth of her second child. In fact, our client’s injuries…
We sought damages for our client in a case brought in the Supreme Court of NSW for serious injury as a result of improper sepsis treatment. Our client had been…
Catherine Henry Lawyers’ health law team settled a claim for a large sum on behalf of a successful businessman and talented musician whose life has been forever altered by excessive…
We helped a woman successfully resolve a case against a regional public hospital (“the hospital”) in respect of a failed tubal ligation. Background The procedure was performed by a first-year…
We recently acted for the family members of a woman who successfully committed suicide while she was an inpatient at a mental health unit of a regional hospital. During her…
At the birth of their first child, our clients suffered terrible complications during labour and delivery at a Western Sydney hospital. The baby was ultimately born via emergency caesarean section…
We acted for a patient from Northern NSW who suffered numerous injuries connected to the use of pelvic mesh. After having four children, our client developed pelvic organ prolapse and…
We acted for a 70-year-old man from Northern NSW who suffered significant injury to his right knee, following a bilateral total knee replacement procedure (TKR). Our client underwent a TKR…
Our client’s 73-year-old mother tragically passed away as a result of an undiagnosed bowel obstruction. After presenting to hospital three times in two weeks, our client’s mother was finally admitted…
We helped one of the families featured in the second part of Who Cares?, the ABC TV Four Corners expose into the aged care sector, to fight for justice. [The…
The parents and grandmother of a child instructed us in a claim for negligence for mental harm caused by the mismanagement of vaginal breech birth which resulted in the neonatal…
Our client was left with very significant physical and psychological injuries, unable to work in her chosen field, needing further surgery, unable to care properly for her family, and at…
We helped an Aboriginal woman to successfully resolve a case against the Mid North Coast Health District for the birth trauma she experienced at a local hospital. Our client had…
We assisted a client in her claim against an aged care facility concerning the preventable death of her mother (Mrs S) whilst she was under the facility’s care. Mrs S…
We’ve helped our client, Krystal Bailey, to successfully settle a case for a negligent breast augmentation against suspended cosmetic surgeon Dr Leslie Blackstock. Krystal’s experience Dozens of women have made allegations…
We acted for a client regarding the unsafe conditions and poor treatment she received as a resident in a retirement village. Our client was unable to live peacefully in her…
We acted for a cosmetic surgery patient who was administered general anaesthetic during a breast augmentation and lift. The surgery was performed by a cosmetic surgeon – a general practitioner…
We acted for a client who was aware during her c- section despite the administration of a spinal anaesthetic. She was to have this child – her third – by…
We helped clients sue an aged care facility over the death of their mother (and grandmother) while in the facility’s care. The family reluctantly decided to place their then 87-year…
We acted for an 8 year old boy who had a mild form of cerebral palsy. When 41 weeks pregnant, our client’s mother had presented to hospital in active labour.…
We represented a disabled child and her parents in a birth trauma case. Our client’s mother was 42 at the time of the pregnancy and a very small woman, weighing…
We acted for a 34-year-old woman who suffered significant birth trauma injuries during the delivery of her second baby. Our client had had a very difficult delivery with her first…