A Dubai Civil Court has ordered three doctors and two medical centres they work for to jointly pay Dh1 million in compensation to the family of a 42-year-old man who died following what the court described as gross medical negligence, Emarat Al Youm reported.
According to case filings, the patient sought treatment at a private medical centre in another emirate, which operates as a branch of a facility in Dubai. Despite presenting with varying symptoms, a series of diagnostic and clinical errors led to his condition deteriorating rapidly, culminating in his death days later.
A report by the Higher Medical Liability Committee found that the level of care provided by all three doctors failed to meet recognised medical standards, citing “gross ignorance of fundamental medical principles” and serious deficiencies in both diagnosis and follow-up care. The report defined clear professional violations and assigned specific degrees of fault to each doctor.
During hearings, the defendants argued that the case should be dismissed for lack of legal standing and requested the file be returned to the committee for further review, including a site visit and reassessment of the patient’s medical file. They also contended that causation was not proven, claiming the patient had an aggressive form of cancer which might have resulted in death regardless of timely intervention.