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Claimant Failed To Establish Negligent Cause Of Brain Damage At Birth
Holroyde J dismissed the Claimant's claim for damages for alleged professional negligence against the Defendants. It was alleged that the Defendants' hospital staff had failed to identify or treat a Group B Streptococcus infection carried by the Claimant's mother at birth and which had in turn caused her brain damage. Holroyde J held that the probable cause of the Claimant's brain damage could not be identified. Holroyde J further held that the care and treatment of the Claimant would not or should not have been any different even if the Defendant's staff had identified the infection carried by her mother.
