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“Ask not what your solicitor can do for you, ask what you can do for your solicitor”.

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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the 35th President of the United States.  John Fitzgerald Kennedy was only 43 years old when elected to office and remains the only non-Protestant President. The common view and conclusion of the FBI and Warren Commission official investigation is that Lee Harvey Oswald was a lone assassin.  However, the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations has since concluded that the original investigations were flawed and that President Kennedy was very likely assassinated as a result of a conspiracy.

Another popular image of the President is one of being healthy, physically fit and full of vigour – in reality, this was far from the truth and whilst serving in the House of Representatives in 1947 as the Congressman for Massachusetts he undertook a political visit to London.  During the tour, he attended at The London Clinic and was diagnosed by Sir Daniel Davis as suffering a rare endocrine disorder called Addison’s disease.  Later, whilst serving as President, JFK was also diagnosed as suffering from hypothyroidism, a pathologic condition in which the thyroid gland produces inadequate quantities of thyroid hormones.  The diagnoses remained secret until years after the Presidents death, it is likely that had the Presidents health conditions become public knowledge, it would have led to a failed re-election campaign to Congress and prevented his rise through the Senate to the Presidency.

JFK had a personal knowledge of and keen interest in the military, he was responsible for the rebuilding of US Special Forces, commonly known as the ‘Green Berets’.  One of the enduring legacies of JFK was the creation of a sea-based Special Forces command, known worldwide as the Navy SEAL’s.  Following the assassination of JFK, a detail of Special Forces soldiers guarded the grave site and placed a beret on the presidential coffin.  In January 2005 I had the honour of visiting Arlington National Cemetery and to pay my respects at the JFK Presidential grave site.

On January 20 1961, during his presidential inauguration, JFK spoke 1,364 words over 30 minutes and 42 seconds to deliver what is widely considered to be among the best presidential inauguration speeches in American history. It was during this speech that the President spoke one of his most quoted phrases “ask not what your Country can do for you, ask what you can do for your Country”.

This speech is one that resonates with me as a medical negligence specialist at Linder Myers.

A clinical or medical negligence lawyer will always attempt to outline and define a client’s claim in a detailed and concise manner, but in order to do so it is essential to have a regular and on-going dialogue with a claimant throughout the investigative and subsequent issue stages of a claim.  The relationship between the claimant and solicitor is therefore vital. By their very nature medical negligence claims are highly specialist and can be extremely complex so it is important that you choose the right legal team, one that will not only offer  you and your family the highest level of support and skills, but one who you feel comfortable with and who you feel you can work with to support the efforts being undertaken on your behalf.

For further information on the expertise of Linder Myers in dealing with the issues raised in this article, or to submit an enquiry as to your own potential medical / clinical negligence claim, please contact the medical negligence team on 0844 984 6156 for an informal and free discussion.  Alternatively, please email a summary of your potential claim and contact details to clinnegenquiries@lindermyers.co.uk

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