«Βαριά καμπάνα» του Αρείου Πάγου σε αρτοποιό. Ο Αρειος Πάγος άνοιξε με απόφασή του το δρόμο για να εισπράξει αποζημίωση 50.000 ευρώ ένας 18χρονος μαθητευόμενος αρτοποιός,ο οποίος έχασε τα δύο δάχτυλά του σε ζυγοκοπτική μηχανή.
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Many victims of accidents wonder what is the monetary limit of liability of the insurance of the vehicle that caused their injury. In principle the responsibility of the insurance is examined separately for each category of insured risks (another for death, another for material damage, another for other injuries). It is not allowed to combine categories in order to examine if the ceiling has been exceeded. Also the amount of liability of the insurance does not include legal expenses and interest which are calculated separately and are in excess of the amount specified in the insurance policy.
The following court decision clarifies such issues.
The Medical code of conduct imposes the thorough examination of the patient and requires taking all measures to clarify any suspicions of a serious illness.
Irreparable damage in the hands of professionals who you trust.
Imagine the irreparable harm that arises when a patient goes to the Emergency Department with symptoms such as chest pain and shortness of breath because it suffers from a heart attack, but the medical staff did not timely make the correct diagnosis. Every second that the patient's heart is not getting oxygen, the damage becomes more permanent.
It is not only heart attacks which might not be correctly and timely diagnosed. It can happen in other diseases, such as various cases of cancer, strokes, depression, meningitis, brain tumors, infections and hundreds of other medical problems. Months may pass by and the patient continues to feel worse. Finally, another doctor makes the correct diagnosis.
The word "malpractice", is usually linked with a physician, nurse, respiratory therapist, pharmacist or other healthcare provider that was responsible for a mistake, act of negligence, injury, or death. However, many times the hospital itself can also be accountable for any malpractice or negligent acts carried out by its employees.
During pregnancy, labor, birth and the period immediately after birth, the mother and baby should be continuously monitored for hazardous conditions, such as hypoxia (inadequate oxygen intake and inadequate tissue oxygenation) and fetal distress. If this happens, and not effectively treated, it can have tragic results, such as cerebral palsy, nerve damage, brain damage or even death.
Α surgical procedure is supposed to make one feel better; the last thing on one's mind was that the surgery was going to leave him/her worse instead of better. Unfortunately, errors during surgery do happen and they can significantly impact one's life as well as the lives of his/her family and loved ones.
The aim of plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, or cosmetic surgery is to make you look and feel better. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. There are cases where the surgeons, anesthesiologists, or nurses have made serious mistakes leaving the patient with scarring, disfigurement, blood clots, infections, or even death.
This neck injury is also known as acceleration - deceleration injury or injury of sudden hyperextension.
This term is used when the neck is injured from a sudden movement due to acceleration - deceleration, a sudden shake or a move similar to that of a whip. This injury usually occurs in car accidents following a sudden hyperextension of the neck of the passenger of a stopped vehicle on which another car drives in at the back.
Accidents with trucks and buses are different from traditional automobile accidents for a number of reasons.
600.000 € compensation to be paid by Evangelismos hospital in Athens for patient death due to infection in the intensive care unit. The case is very important because 1,000 patients are estimated to die in Greece every year from this cause. This high number ranks Greece in a distinctive negative position within European Union. It is estimated that in European Union 37,000 people die each year due to such causes.
Non-material damage or Moral damage or Non material Harm and Pain and suffering or Mental anguish or Mental Distress or Pretium Doloris are concepts that are often confused.
Although they have commonalities, their differences in the way in Greek law are handled are distinctive. Moral Damage (which is a broader concept) includes the Mental Distress (as narrower concept).
In an accident, apart from physical damage which is relatively easy to be defined, there are damages, such as non-material damages and mental anguish that a court must assess, Something that is not easy because it harms legitimate goods, such as the personality, the physical health and integrity, the reputation, the honor etc. of a person.
Wrong diagnosis can be caused when doctors either are not aware or do not take into account drug side effects when prescribing a drug or examining a patient. Especially when they refer to rarer syndromes or illnesses with which some doctors have little or no exposure at all. However, side effects are an inevitable reality. Even if they affect a very low percent of patients, it is certain that some will react negatively and doctors have the obligation to be aware and follow the reaction of their patients. Expert witnessing in such cases is particularly demanding because of few qualifying experts in the specific field but it is paramount in any legal claim.
The verdict of the Athens Court of Appeal granted indemnity of € 205,050 to the newborn daughter of a 42-year-old mother who died of a medical mistake, for mental anguish as well as for financial support, € 87,500 to her grandmother who took custody and the task of upbringing the child and € 56,250 to the sister of the deceased.
The Accident Sketch is an essential element in the discovery of fault in a claim for traffic accident compensation.
If the Accident Reconstruction Sketch is not accurate, this can have detrimental consequences for the outcome of the claim. For example, the percentage fault is different if a pedestrian is hit while he is walking on a pedestrian crossing or if he walks beyond the crossing.
The cauda equina is Latin for ‘horse’s tail’ which describes the collection of nerves at the bottom of the spinal cord. These nerves are particularly vulnerable to injury because they travel beyond the end of the spinal column and therefore lack any protection from it. One of the most serious spinal injuries, cauda equina syndrome, develops if these nerves ever become damaged through compression.
In medical errors, the type of court is different when the other party is a Private entity, person or company (handled by Civil Courts) and when it is the Greek State, hence public healthcare facilities (handled by Administrative Courts).
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