Changes in judicial practice in considering medical disputes on claims of citizens for recovery of moral damage
https://doi.org/10.17238/2072-3180-2025-1-188-196
Abstract
The article examines the changed approach of the courts when considering claims filed by citizens against medical organizations for compensation of moral damage due to the provision of defective medical care.
Introduction. The author shows the special importance of the fact that doctors comply with clinical recommendations, standards and procedures when proving in court the absence of defects in the medical care provided. The changed approach of the courts to assessing the causal relationship between defects in medical care and the deterioration of the patient's health or death is noted. The author analyzes the current practice, according to which the courts began to satisfy citizens' claims for compensation of moral damage in cases when the results of a forensic medical examination established the fact of a possible impact of a defect in medical care on the deterioration of health or death of the patient. The contradictory approach of the courts in assessing the conclusion of an examination of the quality of medical care conducted by an insurance company based on patient complaints as evidence of poor-quality medical care is shown.
Conclusion. Based on the results of the analysis, taking into account the social significance and narrow specialization, a conclusion is made about the possibility of creating specialized courts or judicial panels for medical disputes.
About the Author
V. S. LipatnikovaRussian Federation
Valentina Sergeevna Lipatnikova, admitted to the bar in the State of New York, member of World Association for Medical Law (WAML), Head of Legal Department
125284, 3 Pekhotnaya Str., Moscow
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For citations:
Lipatnikova V.S. Changes in judicial practice in considering medical disputes on claims of citizens for recovery of moral damage. Moscow Surgical Journal. 2025;(1):188-196. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17238/2072-3180-2025-1-188-196