Medical Negligence- Supreme Court overturns NCDRC decision, directs hospital to pay Rs 15 lakh compensation Shagufta17 Feb 2019 8:13 PM ISTBhopal: Holding negligence on the part of doctors and overturning the decision of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, the Supreme...
Billing for treatment not rendered: Doctor told to pay Rs 3 lakh compensation to patient Medical Dialogues Bureau2 Feb 2019 5:10 PM ISTThe tribunal said the doctor was not only "negligent" in treating the patient but had also wrongly billed the victim for the "treatment that was never...
Misleading Advertisements, Overcharging on Angioplasty: NCDRC fines Gurugram Hospital Medical Dialogues Bureau15 Nov 2018 12:22 PM ISTIt asked the hospital to discontinue its "deceptive" advertisement with immediate effect.New Delhi: The apex consumer commission has imposed a cost of...
Accusations of Angioplasty Patient being held hostage for Bill: NCDRC relief to Narayana Hospital Meghna A Singhania11 Nov 2018 5:36 PM ISTA recent consumer case shows how the Discount in Bill and proper documentation absolved the Hospital from allegations of Unfair Trade Practice whereby...
Anaesthesia Overdose: Doctor told to Compensate Rs 10 lakh Garima21 Oct 2018 1:47 PM ISTDelhi: Noting that the giving of anaesthesia medicine to the patient without competence in the same shows the carelessness and negligence of the...
Sealing up Belly Button During Abdominoplasty: Aesthetic Surgeon told to pay Rs 2 lakh Garima13 Oct 2018 2:49 PM ISTAhmedabad: For allegedly sealing up a patient’s belly button during abdominoplasty, the Ahmedabad District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission has...
Illegible Doctor Prescription- Deficiency in Service: NCDRC tells Forum to Reopen Ganga Ram Hospital case Medical Dialogues Bureau10 Oct 2018 2:13 PM ISTThe plea claimed that the doctor had prescribed a medicine 'Ketosteril' for her husband's kidney ailment but the pharmacist at the hospital wrongly...
Patient Data Lost : Mahajan Imaging Sues Tata Communications Meghna A Singhania4 July 2018 3:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: In probably the first of its kind case in the country, Mahajan Imaging, a premier radiology center has filed a class action complaint...
Splenectomy Without Written Consent: Doctor told to Compensate Rs 2.25 lakh to Patient Garima28 Jun 2018 9:35 AM ISTMadurai: Holding medical negligence in removal of the spleen of a patient, the Madurai District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum directed a doctor...
Kidney, Lung Specialist Not Available: Max Hospital to pay Rs 10 Lakh Garima20 Jun 2018 4:27 PM ISTBhatinda:Â Holding the hospital guilty for not giving adequate treatment to a patient for a speciality in which they did not have a specialist...
Overcrowding, Overtime Duty of Doctors No Excuses: Delhi Hospital slapped Rs 11 lakh for Medical Negligence Garima5 Jun 2018 1:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: Â Over-crowded wards and overtime duty of doctors are not excuses to justify medical negligence, the Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal...
When Social Media Helped Dismiss a Medico Legal Case with Claim of Rs 6 crore Meghna A Singhania21 May 2018 4:14 PM ISTA highly inflated claim of Rs.6 Crore+ was dismissed, partly thanks to Social Media that showed how Complainant is hale and hearty. The case was filed...
