Medical Liability Law

Defining ‘Gross Error’:

The decision went into effect to clear up any ambiguity about the definition of “grave medical error.” The English translation of Article 5 sets out the scenarios and criteria in which medical malpractice is considered a “grave medical error”, as follows:

Medical errors are considered to be of a serious nature if they result in the death of the patient or fetus, or the accidental removal of a human organ, loss of organ function, or any other serious damage, in addition to the availability of other criteria by which medical malpractice