Evie Toombes, the British woman who won a multi-million dollar lawsuit against her mother’s obstetrician. He sued the doctor because he was born permanently disabled. Photo/Instagram @evie.toombes
Evie Toombes launched a case of “false conception” against her mother’s obstetrician when she suffered from spina bifida and sometimes spent 24 hours a day hooked up to a tube.
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The 20-year-old’s claims of “false conception” led her to take Dr Philip Mitchell to court for his failure to advise his mother to take essential supplements before becoming pregnant.
He said if medics told his mother, Caroline, that she needed to take folic acid to minimize the risk of spina bifida affecting her baby, then Caroline would delay conception.
This in turn meant Evie would never have been born at all.
In a unique ruling at London’s High Court on Wednesday (12/1/2021), Judge Rosalind Coe backed Evie’s case and granted her the right to a large compensation payment.
Her lawyer had previously said the amount Evie was claiming had not been calculated, but insisted it would be “huge” as it would cover the cost of her extensive treatment needs for the rest of her life.
Evie, who had forged a career at showjumping—competing with a disabled and able-bodied jockey—has sued the “false conception” of being born defective,” his attorney, Susan Rodway, told the court.
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