Court case 12 W 23/22 – Court Ruling (Germany, 2022)
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A German court ruled that a hospital partially fulfilled a patient's request for access to her medical records. The court found that most of the requested data was already provided, so the hospital's valuation of the dispute was too high. This case emphasizes the need for clear communication about data access rights.
What happened
A hospital partially fulfilled a patient's request for access to her medical records, but some reports were missing.
Who was affected
A patient who requested access to her medical records from the hospital where she was treated.
What the authority found
The court held that the hospital had mostly provided the requested data, so the value of the dispute was lower than claimed.
Why this matters
This ruling highlights the importance of providing complete and clear access to personal data when requested. Healthcare providers should ensure they fully comply with data access requests.
GDPR Articles Cited
The data subject made a request upon Article 15 (3) GDPR to get access to her treatment Data from the time from 14th December 2020 to 19th February 2021. He has already received a Paper File in which X-Ray, MRI, and CT reports were missing. The data controller, a hospital where the data subject has received her treatment, has claimed, that she has received the X-Ray, MRI and CT reports on a Compact Disc (CD) in a PDF Format File, along with all the other documentation. The data controller has claimed €6,000 as the dispute value for the violation of Article 15(3) GDPR. The Regional Court in Cottbus has set in his decision the value on €1,000. The Higher Regional Court of Brandenburg confirmed the decision of the Regional Court in Cottbus. The court held that the data controller has partially fulfilled his obligation to provide the access to the data subjects’ own data since the majority of the Data requested was already provided in paper form, from which she could already get an insight into her treatment at the data controller’s institution. Due to this, the court held, that the value of the dispute could not be valued as high as it was claimed by the data subject. The court has dismissed the appeal and upheld the first-instance judgement.
Outcome
Court Ruling
A ruling by a national court on a data-protection matter.
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Court case 12 W 23/22 - Germany (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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