i-law

Liability Risk and Insurance

Radiation overdose girl to sue

Glasgow health board is to be sued by the 15 year old girl who was subjected to radiation overdoses on a number of occasions during her cancer treatment. The mistake was blamed on human error. Reports suggest that she could suffer brain damage or be left paralysed, and she has been warned that she could be dead within five years. Her lawyer said that he couldn’t imagine that the board would try to deny negligence and any dispute would be on how much the compensation should be.

The rest of this document is only available to i-law.com online subscribers.

If you are already a subscriber, click Log In button.

Copyright © 2026 Maritime Insights & Intelligence Limited. Maritime Insights & Intelligence Limited is registered in England and Wales with company number 13831625 and address 5th Floor, 10 St Bride Street, London, EC4A 4AD, United Kingdom. Lloyd's List Intelligence is a trading name of Maritime Insights & Intelligence Limited.

Lloyd's is the registered trademark of the Society Incorporated by the Lloyd's Act 1871 by the name of Lloyd's.