Negligence of Security guard-Negligence of Hospital: Hinduja told to pay Rs 2.5 lakh for patient fall Farhat Nasim3 Dec 2019 9:41 AMMumbai: Holding the hospital and staff negligent for the fall of spine surgery, who fell from her wheelchair in the hospital premises and suffered a...
Lawyer lands in vegetative state after delivery with epidural anaesthesia, Hospital told to pay Rs 50 lakh compensation Garima30 Nov 2019 11:06 AM"The most important thing for administering epidural analgesia is the skill of Anaesthetist, who administers it," observed the court Chandigarh:...
TB diagnosed as Lung Cancer: Diagnostic firm told to pay Rs 2 lakh compensation Garima24 Nov 2019 12:18 PMChandigarh Holding a private diagnostic lab guilty of releasing in incorrect report that diagnosed the ailment of a patient as Cancer Stage 4 instead...
NCDRC absolves Surgeon accused of not removing stone with gall bladder surgery Garima19 Nov 2019 11:57 AMPatna: In a major relief to a doctor accused of not removing gall bladder stone during surgery; the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission...
Ignoring High Creatinine Levels, not referring to Nephrologist: Neurologist told to pay Rs 20 lakh Garima10 Nov 2019 11:12 AMNew Delhi: Holding a neurologist guilty for missing out on the high creatinine level of patient, not giving treatment or advising patient to visit a...
Medical Negligence Versus Gross Negligence: NCDRC pulls up state commission for dismissing plea Farhat Nasim27 Oct 2019 9:52 AMNew Delhi: Holding that there is a difference between negligence and gross negligence and the fact that a state commission while hearing a medical...
NCDRC warns of Stern Penalty on frivolous complaints against Doctors, dismisses Rs 1.25 crore compensation plea with Costs Meghna A Singhania3 Oct 2019 9:29 AMNew Delhi: Taking note of many complainants who try to misuse the Consumer Protection Act - accuse doctors of medical negligence and claim...
Homeopathy Practitioners have no Authority to Administer Allopathic Medicines: NCDRC while slapping Rs 10 lakh compensation Meghna A Singhania14 July 2019 8:38 AMNew Delhi: Holding that homeopathy practitioners have no authority to administer allopathic medicines, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal...
Delay in Appendix surgery leading to death: NCDRC asks WB hosp, doctor to pay Rs 3.4 lakh Medical Dialogues Bureau9 Jun 2019 10:50 AMNew Delhi: Apex consumer commission NCDRC has directed a hospital in West Bengal and its doctor to pay Rs 3.4 lakh as compensation to the family of a...
Doctor Vicariously liable for acts of his team: NCDRC directs Rs 16 lakh compensation for Wrongly administered injection Garima1 Jun 2019 12:25 PM New Delhi: A doctor is "vicariously liable" for his team which assists him in rendering treatment, the apex consumer commission has said while...
Wrong Diagnosis not Medical Negligence: Supreme Court junks Medical negligence claim Shagufta Perween Perween27 Feb 2019 7:19 AMWe appreciate the pain of the appellant, but then, that by itself cannot be a cause for awarding damages for the passing away of his wife. We have...
Lack of Preoperative ECG: NCDRC directs 3 doctors to pay Rs 2.7 lakh Medical Dialogues Bureau22 Feb 2019 10:35 AMNew Delhi: Lack of ECG and assessment of the cardiac condition of the patient before the operation as well as lack of proper documentation in CPR...
