83 judgments found.

Glegg v Smith & Nephew Inc

Country: Canada
Year: 2005
Court: The Supreme Court of Canada
Citation: [2005] SCC 31
Health Topics: Disabilities, Health care and health services, Health information, Hospitals, Medicines, Mental health
Human Rights: Right of access to information, Right to due process/fair trial, Right to privacy
Facts:

Glegg was injured in a bicycle accident and required surgical repair of fractured bones with metal implants. She alleged that following surgery, she experienced extremely painful allergic reactions to metal surgical implants manufactured by Smith & Nephew, causing her physical disability and depression. She sued her physicians and Smith & Nephew in tort. It was …Read more

Tags: Compensation, Confidentiality, Damages, Depression, Differently abled, Disabled, Disclosure, Duty of care, Handicapped, Health care professionals, Health care workers, Health records, Inadequate treatment, Inappropriate treatment, Medical records, Mental disorder, Mental illness, Negligence, Non-disclosure, Physically challenged, Remedies, Secrecy, Standard of care, Tort
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Gregg v. Scott

Country: United Kingdom
Year: 2005
Court: House of Lords
Citation: [2005] UKHL 2
Health Topics: Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, Medical malpractice
Facts:

Mr. Gregg consulted Dr. Scott, his general practitioner about a lump under his arm. Dr. Scott diagnosed the lump wrongfully as being benign. However, it was later discovered that the tumor was cancerous and had spread to various other parts of Mr. Gregg’s body. As a consequence of the Dr. Scott’s misdiagnosis, treatment for Mr. …Read more

Tags: Cancer, Compensation, Damages, Duty of care, Misdiagnosis, Negligence, Noncommunicable diseases, Remedies, Tort
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Maurice v. France

Country: France
Year: 2005
Court: European Court of Human Rights
Citation: Application No. 11810/03; (2006) 42 EHRR 42; [2005] ECHR 683
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Disabilities, Medical malpractice, Sexual and reproductive health
Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination, Right to due process/fair trial, Right to family life, Right to property
Facts:

The application concerned a negligent prenatal diagnosis made by Assistance Publique—Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), a molecular diagnosis laboratory. AP-HP failed to detect an anomaly during pregnancy, resulting in the birth of a disabled child to Didier and Sylvia Maurice. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice submitted an application to the Paris Administrative Court for an assessment of …Read more

Tags: Child development, Childbirth, Children, Compensation, Damages, Disabled, Handicapped, Infant health, Maternal health, Minor, Misdiagnosis, Negligence, Physically challenged, Pregnancy, Remedies
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N.V. v. LLC “… Hospital”

Country: Georgia
Year: 2005
Court: Supreme Court [საქართველოს უზენაესი სასამართლო]
Citation: Docket number #ას-33-406-05
Health Topics: Aging, Disabilities, Hospitals, Informed consent, Medical malpractice
Human Rights: Right to health
Facts:

N.V. submitted a lawsuit in Court against the respondent LLC “… Hospital” for reimbursement of pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages after multiple failed surgeries. The plaintiff alleged the resulting damages were caused by poorly done surgeries and post-surgical treatment. The plaintiff was operated on for left pelvis-hip joint total endoprosthesis. The plaintiff had three surgical operations …Read more

Tags: Aged persons, Compensation, Damages, Disabled, Duty of care, Handicapped, Inadequate treatment, Negligence, Older persons, Physically challenged, Public hospitals, Remedies, Standard of care
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Qobalia v. Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs

Country: Georgia
Year: 2005
Court: Supreme Court
Citation: Case No. bs-434-25 (3k-05)
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, Health information, Medicines
Human Rights: Right to health, Right to life
Facts:

The plaintiffs alleged violations of the statute on the Protection of Consumers’ Rights for the failure of the respondents to develop standards of evaluation regarding imported vaccinations and the failure to notify the public about the risks associated with the imported vaccinations. G. Qobalia was a 12 year-old healthy child. He was vaccinated against Hepatitis …Read more

Tags: Awareness, Children, Compensation, Damages, Drug quality, Drug safety, Health data, Health education, Immunization, Informed choice, Labeling, Minor, Neurological diseases, Pediatric health, Tort, Vaccination, Vaccines
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Storck v. Germany

Country: Germany
Year: 2005
Court: European Court of Human Rights
Citation: Storck v. F.R.G., App. No. 61603/00, 43 Eur. H.R. Rep. 96 (2005).
Health Topics: Disabilities, Health care and health services, Infectious diseases, Informed consent, Medical malpractice, Mental health
Human Rights: Right to due process/fair trial, Right to liberty and security of person, Right to privacy
Facts:

Applicant, a German national, alleged violations under Article 5 (right to liberty and security of person), Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing) and Article 8 (right to respect for his private and family life) of the European Convention on Human Rights concerning her involuntary placement and medical treatment in a private clinic …Read more

Tags: Compensation, Compulsory commitment, Compulsory confinement, Compulsory examination, Compulsory treatment, Damages, Disabled, Forced examination, Forced treatment, Inappropriate treatment, Involuntary commitment, Involuntary confinement, Involuntary treatment, Mandatory commitment, Mandatory testing, Mandatory treatment, Mental disability, Mental disorder, Mental illness, Mental institution, Negligence, Non-consensual testing and treatment, Paranoia, Psychiatry, Psychosis, Schizophrenia
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Harvey v. PD 

Country: Australia
Year: 2004
Court: Supreme Court of New South Wales
Citation: 59 NSWLR 639;[2004] NSWCA 97 
Health Topics: Health information, HIV/AIDS, Infectious diseases, Informed consent, Medical malpractice, Sexual and reproductive health
Human Rights: Right to bodily integrity
Facts:

The Respondent, PD, was a patient of the Alpha Medical Centre (the Centre) from October 1997 until February 1999. On 16 November 1998, she participated in a joint medical consultation with her husband-to-be, FH. The Appellants, Dr. Harvey and Dr. Chen, were their treating physicians. The couple met with Dr. Harvey for the purpose of …Read more

Tags: AIDS, Compensation, Confidentiality, Damages, Disclosure, Duty of care, Health information, Hepatitis, HIV, HIV positive, HIV status, Informed choice, Negligence, Non-disclosure, Patient choice, People living with HIV/AIDS, PLHIV, Remedies, Secrecy, Sexually transmitted diseases, Sexually transmitted infections, Standard of care, STDs, STIs, Tort, Transmission
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Wu Zhongze, et al. v. Shanghai Institute of Biological Products [WZZ等诉上海生物制品研究所人身损害赔偿案]

Country: China
Year: 2004
Court: Shanghai First Intermediate Peoples’ Court
Citation: No. 127
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, HIV/AIDS, Infectious diseases, Medical malpractice
Facts:

This case was an appeal to the Shanghai First Intermediate People’s Court by the parents of Wu Pengtao, a young boy who died in 2000 from AIDS. Wu Pengtao had contracted HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C sometime prior to 1998 from allegedly tainted human coagulation factor VIII concentrates, which were used to treat his haemophilia A. …Read more

Tags: AIDS, Blood transfusion, Child mortality, Children, Compensation, Damages, Hepatitis, HIV, HIV positive, HIV status, Inadequate treatment, Minor, Negligence, Noncommunicable diseases, Pediatric health, People living with HIV/AIDS, PLHIV, Remedies, Standard of care, Tort, Transmission
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Cattanach v. Melchior

Country: Australia
Year: 2003
Court: High Court
Citation: (2003) 215 CLR 1; (2003) 199 ALR 131; (2003) 77 ALJR 1312; [2003] HCA 38
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Medical malpractice, Sexual and reproductive health
Facts:

The respondents (plaintiffs at first instance), a married couple, decided not to have any more children. Mrs. M elected to have sterilization surgery (tubal litigation) performed by the appellant (defendant). Mrs. M told the appellant that her right fallopian tube had been removed and on examination that appeared to be correct, so appellant only performed …Read more

Tags: Child development, Childbirth, Children, Compensation, Damages, Duty of care, Family planning, Health care professionals, Negligence, Pregnancy, Sterilization, Tort
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Sanjeewa, Attorney-at-Law (on behalf of Gerald Mervin Perera) v. Suraweera, Officer-in-Charge, Police Station and Others

Country: Sri Lanka
Year: 2003
Court: Supreme Court
Citation: S.C. No. 328/2002 (FR)
Health Topics: Health care and health services, Health systems and financing, Hospitals, Prisons
Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination, Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Right to health
Facts:

The Petitioner was arrested by the police on the mistaken identity as one “Gerrad” who was suspected of having committed a murder. The first Respondent was the Officer-in-charge of the police station while the others were subordinate officers and the 8th Respondent was the Inspector-General of Police. The Petitioner had been taken to the Wattala …Read more

Tags: Abuse, Access to health care, Access to treatment, Compensation, Cruel treatment, Custody, Detainee, Detention, Emergency care, Health facilities, Inhuman treatment, Police, Private hospitals, Reimbursement
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