Surgeon v. Court of Appeals of Santiago
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitude: -33.37862595454361
Longitude: -70.68408456156871
- Country Location (linked Case Law)
- Chile
- Decision Date
- 2 de jul. de 2019
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Appeal allowed
- Motion Granted
- Reversed Lower Court
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Order to Update
- Keywords
- Media/Press
- Public Interest
- Publications
- Judicial Body
- Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
- Case Number
- Rol No. 1279-2019
- Case Summary
The Supreme Court of Chile ordered several media to update a story about a surgeon. In 2009, a surgeon was sentenced to 61 days in prison and the payment of compensation because a patient died as a result of medical malpractice. Several media outlets published information about the case in their digital portals. The doctor served his sentence and paid the corresponding compensation. In 2018, the doctor requested the elimination of the articles from the online media outlets. The request was rejected by the media and, subsequently, by the Court of first instance. The Supreme Court, upon hearing the case, considered that the information published by the media was of public interest. In order to achieve a balance between the right to information and the right to honor, the Court ordered the media to update the article.
- Case Significance
The decision does not establish a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.
- Related Caselaw (self)
- Related Law
- Source Name and URL
- Columbia Global Freedom of Expression
- Collection
- CIPIT
- Date Updated
- 16 de mai. de 2024