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Verhoeven v Epworth HealthCare & Dr Michael V Piperoglou

Medical Negligence — Electroconvulsive Therapy — Claimant Brief — April 2026
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Quantum
$7.5 – 10M
AUD estimated
Defendant
Epworth HealthCare
Insured institutional
Funder
Foris AG
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Independent Review
Bill Madden
Carroll & O'Dea — 'may have merit'
Related Claims
Maurice Blackburn
TPD / Trauma ($1.92M indexed)
Limitation
Delayed discoverability
Addressed in Document 03
Terms Sought
NWNF + $10k advance
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Your Exposure
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Treatment 5, August 2018. Thymatron records: 23 beats per minute. Not disclosed. Treatment 6 proceeded three days later. Epworth's own MR40H checklist confirms consent form, anaesthetic charts, and clinical notes existed -- none were produced in response to a complete records request served January 2026. The claimant is now on DSP, 0–7 hours assessed work capacity per week. Pre-injury: quant analyst, $250k/yr, WAIS-IV IQ 121. Bill Madden (Carroll & O'Dea) has reviewed and confirmed in writing the claim may have merit. Maurice Blackburn act on related insurance claims.

Document 01
Madden Briefing
Prepared for Bill Madden, Carroll & O'Dea. Three critical findings from the Thymatron data: 23 BPM bradycardia, energy escalation, seizure quality collapse.
Document 02
Clinical Chronology
Full duty-breach-causation chain. 23 BPM cardiac event, dose escalation, missing records, quantum. Supported by primary source exhibits below.
Document 03
Case Summary & Evidence Pack
Full legal assessment with six independent grounds of breach, causation analysis, quantum, and limitation.
Document 04
Draft Solicitor's Assessment for Foris AG
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Exhibit A
Non-Clinical Medication Direction
June 2018. Third-party direction to cease effective ADHD treatment, initiating the pathway to ECT admission.
Exhibit B
Post-Discharge Planning Failure
August 2018 email requesting post-discharge plan. 'I am not aware of any plan being prepared.' Proves abandonment of care.
Exhibit C
Psychiatric Diagnosis Confirmation
Independent diagnostic confirmation establishing the conditions for which ECT was administered were mischaracterised or not present.
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