Duty of Care

Supreme Court overturns NCDRC order in medical negligence case: Neeraj Sud vs. Jaswinder Singh (2024) INSC 825 (25 October 2024)

/ Consumer Law, Duty of Care, Medical Law, Medical Negligence

Supreme Court overturns NCDRC order in medical negligence case: Neeraj Sud vs. Jaswinder Singh (2024) INSC 825 (25 October 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a doctor can be held liable for medical negligence solely based on the deterioration of a patient’s condition post-surgery, despite possessing the required qualifications and following accepted medical practices. CASE TYPE: Consumer […]

Supreme Court overturns NCDRC order in medical negligence case: Neeraj Sud vs. Jaswinder Singh (2024) INSC 825 (25 October 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court overturns medical negligence finding in Consumer Case: M.A Biviji vs. Sunita & Ors. (2023) INSC 938 (19 October 2023)

/ Consumer Law, Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Consumer Protection Act, 1986 with Section 23, Duty of Care, Medical Law, Medical Malpractice, Medical Negligence

Supreme Court overturns medical negligence finding in Consumer Case: M.A Biviji vs. Sunita & Ors. (2023) INSC 938 (19 October 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the performance of a Nasotracheal Intubation (NI) procedure, after a bronchoscopy indicated normal airways, constitutes medical negligence, and whether subsequent medical complications can be directly linked to this procedure. CASE TYPE:

Supreme Court overturns medical negligence finding in Consumer Case: M.A Biviji vs. Sunita & Ors. (2023) INSC 938 (19 October 2023) Read Post »

Supreme Court Holds Hotel Liable for Negligence in Drowning Death Due to Dual Role of Lifeguard: Kerala Tourism Development Corporation vs. Deepti Singh (2019)

/ Causation, Compensation, Consumer Law, Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Deficiency of Service, Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Duty of Care, Hemant Gupta, Judges, Law of Torts, Negligence, Negligence and Deficiency of Service

Supreme Court Holds Hotel Liable for Negligence in Drowning Death Due to Dual Role of Lifeguard: Kerala Tourism Development Corporation vs. Deepti Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a hotel is liable for negligence if a guest drowns in its swimming pool due to the lifeguard also being assigned bartending duties. CASE TYPE: Consumer Law Case

Supreme Court Holds Hotel Liable for Negligence in Drowning Death Due to Dual Role of Lifeguard: Kerala Tourism Development Corporation vs. Deepti Singh (2019) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds No Medical Negligence in Patient’s Death: Vinod Jain vs. Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital (2019)

/ Consumer Law, Consumer Protection Act, Duty of Care, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Medical Law, Medical Negligence, Sanjay Kishan Kaul

Supreme Court Upholds No Medical Negligence in Patient’s Death: Vinod Jain vs. Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the hospital and doctor were negligent in the treatment of the patient, leading to her death. CASE TYPE: Consumer Case Name: Vinod Jain vs. Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital & Anr. Judgment Date: 25 February 2019

Supreme Court Upholds No Medical Negligence in Patient’s Death: Vinod Jain vs. Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital (2019) Read Post »

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