Hoffmann v. Member of Executive Council, Easter Cape
Country: South AfricaYear: 2011
Court: High Court of South Africa, Eastern Cape
Citation: Case no: 1037/2007
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Sexual and reproductive health
Human Rights: Right to health
The plaintiff alleged medical negligence on behalf of the Dora Nginza Hospital (hereinafter referred to as “the hospital”. The plaintiff states that she was referred to the hospital as her blood sugar and blood pressure was high during pregnancy. She had also informed the hospital that she had had previous C-Section deliveries. She was also …Read more
Pardo, Héctor Paulino et al. v. Di Césare, Luis Alberto et al.
Country: ArgentinaYear: 2011
Court: Supreme Court of Justice [Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina]
Citation: P. 24. XLVI
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Disabilities, Health systems and financing, Hospitals, Poverty
Human Rights: Right to due process/fair trial, Right to health, Right to life
The plaintiffs, in representation of their daughter, filed an anticipatory protection against the insurance company to cover for the medical treatment and medical instruments that their daughter needed because she suffered a car accident. The plaintiff’s daughter was riding a bicycle that got crushed by a car which dragged her and created many injuries and …Read more
Case 5299/2010
Country: SpainYear: 2010
Court: Supreme Court of Justice of Castilla-Leon
Citation: STSJCL 5299/2010
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Health care and health services, Informed consent, Medical malpractice, Sexual and reproductive health
Human Rights: Right of access to information, Right to bodily integrity
The appellant gave birth in the Hospital Universitario of Salamanca to a child born with shoulder dystocia. She brought an administrative claim against the relevant insurance company, requesting compensation in the amount of 140,036.65 Euros. She based her claim on the facts that (a) her baby’s medical history was not completed but only included gynecologist …Read more
Case 5551/2010
Country: SpainYear: 2010
Court: Supreme Court
Citation: STS 5551/2010
Health Topics: Hospitals, Informed consent, Medical malpractice, Sexual and reproductive health
The appellant, a welder and a machine technician, went to the health care facility of Mutua Asepeyo for lumbosciatic pain caused by lifting a machine that day. He was treated with medication and rest, but did not improve. He was then diagnosed with degenerative disc disease and disc herniation, which was confirmed elsewhere. He consented …Read more
Claimants v Fonterra Brands (China) Limited
Country: ChinaYear: 2010
Court: The Small Claims Tribunal, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Citation: SCTC15980/10; SCTC15981/10; SCTC15982/10; SCTC15983/10
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Diet and nutrition
Human Rights: Right of access to information, Right to bodily integrity, Right to food
The claimants, residents of Mainland China, were parents and their children who suffered physical injuries from consuming contaminated dairy products. The claimants sought monetary compensation from the defendant, from whom they had purchased the contaminated products. The defendant is a 43% material shareholder of Sanlu Group, the manufacturer and distributor of the products. The claimants …Read more
Kozhokar v. Russia
Country: RussiaYear: 2010
Court: The European Court of Human Rights
Citation: Application no. 33099/08, ECHR 2010
Health Topics: Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, Diet and nutrition, Health care and health services, HIV/AIDS, Hospitals, Infectious diseases, Medicines, Prisons
Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Right to bodily integrity
This case is about the conditions of the applicant’s detention and the sufficiency of his medical care while he was detained in remand centre no. IZ-71/1 and correctional colony no. 7 in the Tula region of the Russian Federation. On 18 October 2006, the applicant, a Russian national, was arrested for drug trafficking. He was …Read more
Oyal v. Turkey
Country: TurkeyYear: 2010
Court: European Court of Human Rights
Citation: App. No. 4864/05, Eur. Ct. H.R. (unpublished) (2010).
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Health care and health services, Health systems and financing, HIV/AIDS, Hospitals, Infectious diseases, Medical malpractice, Poverty
Human Rights: Right to due process/fair trial, Right to life
The primary applicant, the child of the second two applicants, was born prematurely and diagnosed with an “inguinal and umbilical hernia.” The child required a number of blood and plasma transfusions during the first two months of life, and the applicant parents purchased the required blood and plasma quantities from the Turkish Red Cross. Four …Read more
Case 4866/2009
Country: SpainYear: 2009
Court: Supreme Court
Citation: STS 4866/2009
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Health care and health services, Hospitals, Medical malpractice, Sexual and reproductive health
Human Rights: Right to health
Appeals were filed by both parties to a decision in a case involving health damages sustained by a child as a result of a delay of the mother’s cesarean during childbirth. The child in the case suffered damages when, as a result of the lack of appropriate staff on-site, there was a delay in performing …Read more
Case 6895/2009
Country: SpainYear: 2009
Court: Supreme Court
Citation: STS 6895/2009
Health Topics: Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, Disabilities, Health care and health services, Health information, Informed consent, Medical malpractice
Human Rights: Right of access to information, Right to bodily integrity
Plaintiff sued the Catalonian Institute of Health for alleged medical malpractice and lack of informed consent relating to an electrophysiological study that he underwent when he arrived at the hospital with severe arrhythmia and in an emergency condition. Plaintiff was a high-risk patient due to his past medical history, which included prior heart attacks and …Read more
National Centre of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, et al. v. M. O-shvili
Country: GeorgiaYear: 2009
Court: Supreme Court
Citation: Case No. as-771-986-08
Health Topics: Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, Health information, Infectious diseases, Medical malpractice
Human Rights: Right of access to information
The Plaintiff had a number of medical procedures related to urological problems and tuberculosis over the course of several years at Tbilisi State Medical University Clinic. The Plaintiff alleged that the medical institution had been obligated to provide him with information about the diagnosis and necessary anti-tuberculosis treatment, and its failure to do so had …Read more