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Court of Appeal upholds a previous High Court decision awarding damages to a plaintiff for the failure of a medical professional to report the probability or possibility of severe arthritis in the plaintiff's right hip, which could have led to hip replacement surgery, and dismisses the plaintiff's appeal for additional damages, including claims for aggravated, exemplary, and punitive damages, as well as the contention of unfairness in the trial process.
Medical negligence - Osteoarthritis - Right hip - Damages award - High Court judgment - Court of Appeal - Aggravated damages - Exemplary damages - Punitive damages - Unfair trial claim - General damages - Loss of job prospects - Future medical costs - Courts Act interest - McGrath v. Kiely precedent - Settlement undervaluation
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