Abu Dhabi: Dh300,000 compensation for parents of child who died due to medical negligence

The parents of a child who died due to medical negligence have been awarded Dh300,000 in compensation for the damages.

The Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation issued a ruling instructing a hospital and its two doctors to pay the compensation amount to the child’s parents after they were found guilty of medical negligence which caused death of the child.

Official court documents stated that the parents filed a lawsuit against the hospital demanding Dh15 million in compensation for the moral and material damages they suffered as a result of losing their son.

They said they took the child who suffered from a serious illness to the hospital for treatment.

The parents said doctors who attended to their child were negligent, careless and didn’t take the necessary medical measures in treating the boy, which caused his death.

The parents said the defendants had deprived them of the opportunity to be taken care of and getting support from their son in their old age.

A medical committee that was assigned by court to investigate the matter confirmed that there was a medical error in treating the child.

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