Compensation for cancelled flights

The EU Court of Justice has ruled that airlines will have to compensate passengers in the event of flight cancellations, even if due to mechanical problems with the plane. Compensation can, however, be refused if the problems are beyond the control of the airline.

Compensation for medical error

A judge in Sevilla has ordered the SAS, The Health Authority, to pay €60,000 in compensation to a woman whose baby died at the Hospital Infanta Elena in Huelva as the result of a medical error. The judges report rules the death to have been caused by a misinterpretation of the foetal heart rate which led to a late intervention …