Cerebral palsy claims, negligence and causation

  • Donald Dinnie Natmed Medical Defence
  • Aneesa Bodiat Natmed Medical Defence (Pty) Ltd
Keywords: cerebral palsy claims, negligence, causation

Abstract

The patient brought a claim in her representative capacity as the mother and guardian of a minor child, who she alleged suffered harm during birth due to the negligence of staff at a public health institution, which resulted in the child suffering from cerebral palsy. The plaintiff was successful in her claim.

Author Biographies

Donald Dinnie, Natmed Medical Defence

Consultant to Natmed Medical Defence (Pty) Ltd

Aneesa Bodiat, Natmed Medical Defence (Pty) Ltd

Head of Legal: Natmed Medical Defence (Pty) Ltd

Published
2019-10-28
Section
Legal and Ethical Column