JIPMER Director, Gynaecologist held liable for negligence in laparoscopy surgery, told to pay Rs 23 lakh compensation
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Overview
The Director of Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) and a professor of gynaecology at the institution have been held vicariously liable for the negligence that resulted in the death of a female patient who underwent a gynaecological laparoscopy procedure.
Establishing JIPMER's culpability in the case of medical negligence, the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed the institution and the Gynaecologist to pay “jointly and severally a sum of Rs 22,94,986 lakh towards compensation with interest at the rate of 9% from the date of complaint (February 17, 2017) till the realisation” to the parents of the deceased patient.
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