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Portuguese Constitutional Court allows appeals against insurance company liability decisions in medical malpractice cases.

Case Number TC_19960628
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Constitutional Court granted the appeals filed by the Public Prosecutor and the District Hospital against the insurance company. The lower courts had previously ruled in favor of the insurer based on prior judgments. The court upheld the decision to provide relief, affirming the validity of the original rulings regarding the insurance dispute.

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Art. 220.º da CRP; Art. 52.º da CRP: The Constitutional Court has jurisdiction to review the constitutionality of laws and acts, and to grant relief in cases where fundamental rights are allegedly violated by administrative or judicial decisions.

Keywords

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Constitutional Court jurisdiction insurance liability dispute medical malpractice claims fundamental rights protection administrative appeal process Portuguese constitutional law judicial review authority

Cited Legislation

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Art. 220.º da CRP
Art. 52.º da CRP
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TC_19960483
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107/96
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111/96
Constitutional court allows public hospital's appeal against insurance company's refusal to pay damages.
254/96
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180/96
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Acórdão 628/96

ACÓRDÃO Nº 628/96

Procº nº 253/96

2ª Secção

Rel.: Consº Luís Nunes de Almeida

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

No presente processo, vindo do Tribunal Judicial da Comarca de Tomar, em que são recorrentes o Ministério Público e o Hospital Distrital de Tomar e recorrida a Companhia de Seguros A, pelos fundamentos dos Acórdãos nº 760/95 e nº 761/95 (publicados no Diário da República, II Série, de 2 de Fevereiro de 1996), decide-se conceder provimento aos recursos.

Lisboa, 23 de Abril de 1996

Luis Nunes de Almeida

Bravo Serra

Guilherme da Fonseca

Messias Bento

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa