Wilson v. Medical Associates Ltd. and Dunn JM 2009 SC 59

Name of Case: Wilson v. Medical Associates Ltd. and Dunn JM 2009 SC 59 Type of Medical negligence:   mental disability of minor Date of Judgment: June 18, 2009 Judge Presiding: King J Country: Jamaica Case Summary The claimant, Stephen Wilson, then five years old, underwent surgery at the Medical Associates Hospital which was operated by the first defendant. The second defendant, Dr. Brendan Dunn, was the anesthetist in attendance at the surgery. On completion of the surgical operation which was a circumcision, the claimant went into cardiac arrest resulting in severe brain damage. At the date of the trial Stephen was twenty-four years old and there has been no...