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Originally Posted by budwieser
My sister in law was after answers and also some financial help to care for the daughter she has to wash, dress and toilet every day until she dies.  she was denied that.
If Leslie ash wasn`t a big celbrity, i doubt she would have got anything at all.  |
Well I don't know the full details of the case but I am not suprised she did not get answers, I am suprised that she did not get any financial support. If her daughter is likely to outlive her then the court case should be making long term care awards to cover the cost of providing care. In any case there is the lost opportunity to your SIL.
Leslie Ash is 47 and was 43 at the time of the incident, looking back she had a successful career and was undoubtedly well remunerated. Taking that data it is easier to argue what her income going forward might have been, now you can argue it down in that she was a female actor famous for being the hot girl next door type in a sitcom so might have lower earnings potential going forward...
The good thing, or bad thing depending on which way you look at this is that she has raised the bar for compensation in the UK for hospital malpractice and while that does not help your SIL right now it could certainly open the door to having the case re-evaluated and will mean that future cases are looked at with a potentialy larger cheque book where justified.
It will also make hospitals have to think more carefully about saving 10k a year on cleaning costs when the possible downside is a 5m payout.