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Stone blasting incident that killed 3 and injured 39 was accidental – Ministry

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The stone blasting incident at Gomoa Buduburam by the contractor working on the Kasoa to Winneba highway that resulted in the death of three people with injuries to 39 others on Monday afternoon was accidental, according to preliminary information gathered by the Ministry of Roads and Highways. The three deceased persons died on the spot […]

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Sue for medical negligence to help sanitise health system – Lawyer advises

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Private legal practitioner and author, Albert Gyamfi, has urged Ghanaians to take steps to sue facilities and medical professionals for suspected cases of medical negligence to help reform the country’s health system. According to him, the reluctance of victims to pursue justice has allowed medical negligence to persist in Ghana. “Letting things go is what

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Court rejects Aflao Central Hospital plea for transfer of case

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The Ho High Court has dismissed a motion to transfer a negligence case against the Aflao Central Hospital and two of its nurses to the Denu High Court. The court, presided over by Justice Yaw Owoahene-Acheampong, upheld the argument by counsel for the plaintiffs, Christian Lebrecht Malm-Hesse, that the Ho High Court has jurisdiction over

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Ridge hospital, Ghana Health Sevice and Health Ministry slapped with GH¢3 million in damages for negligently causing death of patient

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The General Jurisdiction 7 of the High Court in the case of Mohammed Mustapha v Attorney-General, Ministry of Health & 2 Ors. (Suit No. GJ/1043/2020) has awarded damages of GH¢3million cedis to one Mohammed Mustapha against the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ridge, the Ministry of Health, the Health Ministry and the Attorney-General for negligently causing

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Full Decision: Winifred Tse & Ors v Marwako Fast Foods Limited

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CORAM: HER HONOUR SEDINAM AWO KWADAM (MRS), JUDGE. SITTING AT THE CIRCUIT COURT 2, ADENTAN, ACCRA ON THE 24™ DAY OF JUNE, 2024 SUIT NO. C08/001/2023 1. WINFRED TSE 2. RODGER BISMARK TSE 3. WALTER TSE H/NO. 15, 22nd STREET ACHIMOTA VRS. MARWAKO FAST FOOD LIMITED OSABU STREET ABELEMKPE PLAINTIFFS ………………………. ABSENT DEFENDANT………………………. ABSENT ELIKEM

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Ohio: Diners who order boneless chicken wings can’t expect them to really be boneless, court rules

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Restaurant patrons who order chicken wings marketed as “boneless” can’t expect them to actually be boneless, according to a Thursday ruling from the Ohio Supreme Court. The decision comes in the case of Michael Berkheimer, who in 2016 was eating his usual order — boneless wings with parmesan garlic sauce — at an Ohio restaurant

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Marwako ordered to pay over GH₵1m in damages for selling contaminated food

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Marwako Fast Food has been ordered to pay over one million Ghana cedis in damages to plaintiffs who were victims of a food poisoning incident in 2022. The plaintiffs; Winifred Tse, Rodger Bismark Tse and Walter Tse have each been awarded an amount of GH₵345,000 as general damages and will jointly receive special damages of

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Achimota School’s negligence caused death of student — High Court

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Seven years and six months after his death, the family of 15-year-old Kervin Kofi Moses has now realised justice, following the High Court’s declaration that Achimota School was negligent by failing to provide the residential General Arts student with proper medical care, a situation which ultimately resulted in his death. “It is my conclusion that

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Family accuses Bimbilla Hospital for negligence over loss of baby

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A family has accused the Bimbilla Hospital of negligence following the loss of their loved one’s baby during childbirth. They allege that despite the woman experiencing severe bleeding when she was taken to the hospital, there was no medical personnel to assist her for almost 12 hours. As a result, the woman gave birth to

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