Civil Liability For Medical Malpractice: Considerations About Recent Decisions Of The Brazilian Superior Court Of Justice
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Resumo: | The civil liability for medical malpracticeis a frequently debated subject in the legal doctrine andlegal decisions. One of the most controversial points isthe conciliation of the medical obligation’s nature - usuallydefined as an obligation of ways, and not of results- with the objective liability that is founded in the BrazilianConsumers Code (CDC). In general terms, it isrecognizable that hospitals, clinics or similar institutionsare ruled by the CDC, but this same legal statute exceptsthe objective liability of the liberal professional, such asthe doctors. The reason for that is due to the fact that thepatient’s cure is a fact that cannot be demanded from thephysician, since its occurrence depends on factors that arenot directly or totally related to the medical service. Thislegal exception affects only the liberal professional, whichmeans that, in a first look, it cannot be extended to thelegal person that has as object the hospital-medical care.On the other hand, if the objective liability is enforced inall cases, considering that the hospital is, in fact, a supplierof services, the medical obligation would be transformedinto a real result obligation, since the hospital would beresponsible in almost all the cases in which the cure of thepatient does not take place. The following text, taking asparadigm the recent decisions of the Brazilian SuperiorCourt of Justice (STJ), tries to trace some parameters ofconciliation of these rules, analyzing the decisions in parallelwith the legal doctrine. |
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Civil Liability For Medical Malpractice: Considerations About Recent Decisions Of The Brazilian Superior Court Of JusticeRESPONSABILIDADE CIVIL MÉDICA: BREVES CONSIDERAÇÕES EM FACE DA RECENTE JURISPRUDÊNCIA DO SUPERIOR TRIBUNAL DE JUSTIÇAcivil liability for medical malpracticeconsumer’s juridical relationliberal professional’s liabilityresponsabilidade civil médicarelação de consumoresponsabilidade do profissional liberalThe civil liability for medical malpracticeis a frequently debated subject in the legal doctrine andlegal decisions. One of the most controversial points isthe conciliation of the medical obligation’s nature - usuallydefined as an obligation of ways, and not of results- with the objective liability that is founded in the BrazilianConsumers Code (CDC). In general terms, it isrecognizable that hospitals, clinics or similar institutionsare ruled by the CDC, but this same legal statute exceptsthe objective liability of the liberal professional, such asthe doctors. The reason for that is due to the fact that thepatient’s cure is a fact that cannot be demanded from thephysician, since its occurrence depends on factors that arenot directly or totally related to the medical service. Thislegal exception affects only the liberal professional, whichmeans that, in a first look, it cannot be extended to thelegal person that has as object the hospital-medical care.On the other hand, if the objective liability is enforced inall cases, considering that the hospital is, in fact, a supplierof services, the medical obligation would be transformedinto a real result obligation, since the hospital would beresponsible in almost all the cases in which the cure of thepatient does not take place. The following text, taking asparadigm the recent decisions of the Brazilian SuperiorCourt of Justice (STJ), tries to trace some parameters ofconciliation of these rules, analyzing the decisions in parallelwith the legal doctrine.A responsabilidade civil médica é tema correnteem discussões doutrinárias e jurisprudenciais.Uma das principais controvérsias é aquela que tentaconciliar a natureza da obrigação médica, compreendidanormalmente como obrigação de meios, e não de resultados,e a responsabilidade objetiva presente no Códigode Defesa do Consumidor (CDC) brasileiro. Emsuma, reconhece-se que a prestação de atividade médicapor entidades hospitalares, clínicas ou equiparados,obedece aos preceitos do CDC, enquanto este mesmodiploma excepciona a regra da responsabilidade objetivaà prestação de serviços por profissionais liberais.Exatamente porque o profissional da saúde não podecomprometer-se com o evento cura, pois sua obtençãofoge à álea do prestador, exige-se a comprovação doelemento subjetivo culpa, nas suas vertentes negligência,imprudência ou imperícia, para a responsabilizaçãodo médico. Ocorre que a exceção legal diz respeito,exclusivamente, a privilégio do profissional liberal,não havendo razões, em princípio, para ser estendidatambém à pessoa jurídica que tenha por objeto sociala prestação de serviços médico-hospitalares. Por outrolado, aplicar em todos os casos a responsabilidade objetivado hospital prestador de serviços, sendo certo deque se enquadra no conceito de fornecedor, conduziriaà constatação de que o nosocômico responderia semprepela ocorrência do resultado cura, transmudando aobrigação médica em efetiva obrigação de resultado. Opresente texto, partindo de tais considerações, procuratraçar parâmetros de conciliação de ambos os preceitos,tomando como norte o recente posicionamento doSuperior Tribunal de Justiça brasileiro, analisado à luzda doutrina que trata do tema.Universidade Federal de Goiás2010-05-11info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionBibliographic searchAvaliação por "double-blind review"Pesquisa bibliográficaapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.ufg.br/revfd/article/view/984410.5216/rfd.v33i1.9844Revista Facultad de Derecho UFG; Vol. 33 Núm. 1 (2009); 204/219Magazine de la faculté de droit UFG; Vol. 33 No. 1 (2009); 204/219Revista da Faculdade de Direito da UFG; v. 33 n. 1 (2009); 204/2190101-7187reponame:Revista da Faculdade de Direito da UFG (Online)instname:Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)instacron:UFGporhttps://revistas.ufg.br/revfd/article/view/9844/6723Gondim, Glenda GonçalvesSteiner, Renata Carlosinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2010-05-25T11:52:27Zoai:ojs.revistas.ufg.br:article/9844Revistahttps://revistas.ufg.br/revfdPUBhttps://revistas.ufg.br/revfd/oaimcvidotte@gmail.com || rfdufg@gmail.com2317-67330101-7187opendoar:2010-05-25T11:52:27Revista da Faculdade de Direito da UFG (Online) - Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)false |
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Civil Liability For Medical Malpractice: Considerations About Recent Decisions Of The Brazilian Superior Court Of Justice RESPONSABILIDADE CIVIL MÉDICA: BREVES CONSIDERAÇÕES EM FACE DA RECENTE JURISPRUDÊNCIA DO SUPERIOR TRIBUNAL DE JUSTIÇA |
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Civil Liability For Medical Malpractice: Considerations About Recent Decisions Of The Brazilian Superior Court Of Justice |
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Civil Liability For Medical Malpractice: Considerations About Recent Decisions Of The Brazilian Superior Court Of Justice Gondim, Glenda Gonçalves civil liability for medical malpractice consumer’s juridical relation liberal professional’s liability responsabilidade civil médica relação de consumo responsabilidade do profissional liberal |
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Civil Liability For Medical Malpractice: Considerations About Recent Decisions Of The Brazilian Superior Court Of Justice |
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Civil Liability For Medical Malpractice: Considerations About Recent Decisions Of The Brazilian Superior Court Of Justice |
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Civil Liability For Medical Malpractice: Considerations About Recent Decisions Of The Brazilian Superior Court Of Justice |
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Civil Liability For Medical Malpractice: Considerations About Recent Decisions Of The Brazilian Superior Court Of Justice |
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Civil Liability For Medical Malpractice: Considerations About Recent Decisions Of The Brazilian Superior Court Of Justice |
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Gondim, Glenda Gonçalves |
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Gondim, Glenda Gonçalves Steiner, Renata Carlos |
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Steiner, Renata Carlos |
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Gondim, Glenda Gonçalves Steiner, Renata Carlos |
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civil liability for medical malpractice consumer’s juridical relation liberal professional’s liability responsabilidade civil médica relação de consumo responsabilidade do profissional liberal |
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civil liability for medical malpractice consumer’s juridical relation liberal professional’s liability responsabilidade civil médica relação de consumo responsabilidade do profissional liberal |
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The civil liability for medical malpracticeis a frequently debated subject in the legal doctrine andlegal decisions. One of the most controversial points isthe conciliation of the medical obligation’s nature - usuallydefined as an obligation of ways, and not of results- with the objective liability that is founded in the BrazilianConsumers Code (CDC). In general terms, it isrecognizable that hospitals, clinics or similar institutionsare ruled by the CDC, but this same legal statute exceptsthe objective liability of the liberal professional, such asthe doctors. The reason for that is due to the fact that thepatient’s cure is a fact that cannot be demanded from thephysician, since its occurrence depends on factors that arenot directly or totally related to the medical service. Thislegal exception affects only the liberal professional, whichmeans that, in a first look, it cannot be extended to thelegal person that has as object the hospital-medical care.On the other hand, if the objective liability is enforced inall cases, considering that the hospital is, in fact, a supplierof services, the medical obligation would be transformedinto a real result obligation, since the hospital would beresponsible in almost all the cases in which the cure of thepatient does not take place. The following text, taking asparadigm the recent decisions of the Brazilian SuperiorCourt of Justice (STJ), tries to trace some parameters ofconciliation of these rules, analyzing the decisions in parallelwith the legal doctrine. |
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