People

Karen Reynolds

Position: Partner
Email: karen.reynolds@freethcartwright.co.uk
Direct line: +44(0)845 272 5677
Fax: +44(0)845 634 1734
Office: Derby
Sectors:
Services: Clinical Negligence
Obstetrics
Gynaecology
Cerebral Palsy Claims
Recent settlements: Re G
Delay in diagnosing spinal abscess in elderly patient resulting in paralysis.Settled for £700k.

Re B - Delay in diagnosing and managing anastomatic leak. This is after major bowel surgery. The client developed necrotizing fasciitis. Settled for £180,000.

Re T - Delay in diagnosing and treating Cauda Equina Syndrome. Settled for £230,000.

Re D - Negligence during cardiac surgery leading to amputation of the Claimant's feet and two separate brain injuries. Proceeded to split trial on liability and won. Proceeded to quantify the claim and settled in the sum of 1.6 million.

Re W - Cerebral Palsy claim. Agreed 50/50 split on liability. Settled for a lump sum payment of 1 million pounds plus periodical payments of £80,000 per annum.

Re OB - Failure to appropriately manage CSF leak after brain tumour surgery. Settled for £728,000.

Re W Claim arising for negligently performed squint surgery. Settled for £105,000.

Re T The Claimant broke his leg. Mismanagement of the fracture and delay in diagnosing and treating an infection led to an above the knee amputation. Settled for £880,000.
Client Feedback: "… thank you so very much for all your hard work over the last 5 years. We are very grateful to you for all the effort you have put in to achieve the compensation we received".

"… just to say a very big thank you for all the hard work you put in our case to achieve a result. At the end of the day all we ever really wanted was justice and thanks to you we got it for myself and my family".

"I appreciate all of the fighting you have done for me and with the outcome we as a family can settle down and move on with our lives"