Pannuto Martin Javier et al. v. Instituto de Obra Social de la Provincia de Entre Rios (I.O.S.P.E.R.)
Country: ArgentinaYear: 2009
Court: Civil Court of Appeal of Entre Ríos [Cámara de Apelaciones en lo Civil - Entre Ríos]
Health Topics: Health care and health services, Health systems and financing, Medicines, Sexual and reproductive health
Human Rights: Right to family life, Right to health, Right to life
The plaintiffs, a married couple, filed a precautionary measure against the Health Insurance of the Province of Entre Ríos to provide comprehensive coverage of the assisted reproductive treatment by intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) until the pregnancy was achieved. The co-plaintiff suffered from oligoastenozoospermia which left him infertile so they requested the health insurance company to provide coverage …Read more
Sureda, Lucas v. Obra Social del Poder Judicial de la Nación
Country: ArgentinaYear: 2009
Court: Supreme Court of Justice [Corte Suprema de Justica de la Nación Argentina]
Citation: L. XLIII
Health Topics: Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, Disabilities, Health care and health services, Health systems and financing, Medicines
Human Rights: Right to health, Right to life
Lucas Marino Sureda, a patient who suffered from multiple sclerosis, brought this case against the Health Insurance of the Judiciary to pay for an experimental T-Cell vaccine therapy. The patient claimed that he had been under an approved treatment since 1996 and it has caused his condition to worsen. The plaintiff went to the Regina …Read more
Ceylon Tobacco Company Ltd., et. al. v. Hon.NimalSiripala de Silva et. al.
Country: Sri LankaYear: 2006
Court: Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
Citation: S.C.(SD) Application Nos.1 to 6/2006
The Petitioners, the tobacco companies in Sri Lanka, challenged clause 40 of the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol Bill (“Bill”), which seeks to prohibit smoking in closed public places. It is important to mention here that a petition was earlier filed, which challenged the Bill as whole but the Court dismissed the earlier petition …Read more
Philip Morris Brands SARL et al. v. Secretary of State for Health
Country: United KingdomYear: 2006
Court: Court of Justice of the European Union (Second Chamber)
Citation: Case C-547/14
The case before the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) arose in the form of a request from the High Court of England and Wales. The request was made for a preliminary ruling on various questions relating to the validity of Directive 2014/40/EU on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions …Read more
Asociación Vecinal Belgrano C. Manuel Belgrano et. al. v. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires et al.
Country: ArgentinaYear: 2005
Court: Supreme Court of Justice [Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina]
Citation: M. 2413. XXXIX.
Health Topics: Environmental health, Public safety
Human Rights: Right to a clean environment, Right to due process/fair trial, Right to health, Right to property
The plaintiff, Asociación Vecinal Belgrano C Manuel Belgrano, filed a guarantee of protection of individual constitutional rights (amparo protection) against the Government of the City of Buenos Aires and Metrovías S.A so that they performed the corresponding measures to stop the noise pollution generated in the Metro C and Metro D, that damaged the passengers health. …Read more
Ortiz, Ana María v. Ministerio de Salud de la Nación et. al.
Country: ArgentinaYear: 2005
Court: Supreme Court of Justice [Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina]
Citation: O. 584. XXXVIII.
Health Topics: Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, Disabilities, Health care and health services, Health systems and financing, Hospitals, Medicines
Human Rights: Right to health, Right to life
The plaintiff filed a guarantee of protection of individual constitutional rights (amparo protection) with the Federal First Instance Court against the Province of Buenos Aires and the State for them to provide comprehensive coverage for her sclerosis multiple treatment because she didn’t have the economic resources to afford the medicine. The State provided her 3 boxes …Read more
Barría, Mercedes Clelia v. Provincia de Chubut et al.
Country: ArgentinaYear: 2003
Court: Supreme Court of Justice [Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina]
Citation: B. 2207. XXXIX.
Health Topics: Health care and health services, Health systems and financing
Human Rights: Right to health, Right to life
The plaintiffs, Mercedes Clelia Barria and Juan Carlos Figueroa, filed a guarantee of protection of individual constitutional rights (amparo protection) and a precautionary measure against the Government of the Province of Chubut and the National Government, both responsible for the Federal Health Program (a , to obtain the continuation of the medical treatment which was essential …Read more
Paulini, Héctor Daniel et al. v. Provincia de Buenos Aires et. al.
Country: ArgentinaYear: 2002
Court: Supreme Court of Justice [Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina]
Citation: P. 952. XXXVIII.
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Disabilities, Health care and health services
Human Rights: Right to health, Right to social security
The plaintiffs filed a guarantee of protection of individual constitutional rights (amparo protection) against the Health Insurance of the Province of Buenos Aires (IOMA), and subsequently, the Province of Buenos Aires and the National State to provide health coverage for their underage son who was disabled. The plaintiffs argued that as the health insurance company …Read more
Pizzi, Marcelo Daniel v. Ministerio de Salud de la Nación et al.
Country: ArgentinaYear: 2002
Court: Supreme Court of Justice [Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina]
Citation: C. 418. XXXVIII.
The plaintiff filed a guarantee of protection of individual constitutional rights (amparo protection) against the Ministry of Health and the Province of Buenos Aires to obtain coverage for the medical treatment that he required. The case was brought by the Federal Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court of Justice because it understood that it …Read more
Capizzano de Galdi, Concepción v. I.O.S [Instituto de Obra Social]
Country: ArgentinaYear: 2001
Court: Supreme Court of Justice [Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina]
Citation: C. 646. XXXVI.
Health Topics: Health care and health services, Health systems and financing
Human Rights: Right to health, Right to social security
The plaintiff, Maria Constantina Capizzano de Galdi, filed a guarantee of protection of individual constitutional rights (amparo protection) against the Social Welfare Institute (“Instituto de Obra Social”) in order to restore the medical service that was no longer offered to her. The plaintiff’s medical services were suspended by the respondent by a resolution for failure …Read more