Al Muderis case
Lawyers for celebrated surgeon say he can’t be held responsible for patients’ pain
Defamation trial hears that a multidisciplinary team, including a pain specialist and an anesthetist, was responsible for prescribing drugs.
- by Melissa Cunningham
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Investigative journalist defends stories on renowned orthopaedic surgeon
Charlotte Grieve told the Federal Court that her articles about surgeon Munjed Al Muderis were fair and based on patients’ experiences.
- by Melissa Cunningham
‘Quite alarming’: Surgeon performed revision operation on Al Muderis patient
After a doctor performed remedial surgery on a former patient of Dr Munjed Al Muderis, he mysteriously found himself the subject of an anonymous complaint.
- by Harriet Alexander
‘He treated me with absolute contempt,’ Al Muderis patient says
Sharon Jones-Baldwin should have been having shoulder surgery on Thursday, but she thought it was more important to give evidence against the orthopaedic surgeon.
- by Harriet Alexander
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Patient ‘scared to sever relationship’ with Al Muderis
Rachael Ulrich told a court she had “reasons” not to trust the surgeon after her operation, but maintained contact in case anything went wrong with her implant.
- by Sarah McPhee
Al Muderis patient refused to take antibiotics after controversial surgery, court told
A former paratrooper said he battled severe infections after novel surgery to provide him with prosthetic limbs. But he also had refused, at times, to take antibiotics.
- by Harriet Alexander
Amputee claims Al Muderis ‘sold’ her surgery at conference meeting
A woman who underwent an operation with orthopaedic surgeon Munjed Al Muderis claims she thought the procedure would give her a better life.
- by Caroline Schelle
Surgeon fails in second bid to unmask Nine journalist’s sources
The Federal Court found Munjed Al Muderis was trying to circumvent court process and bring the administration of justice into disrepute by issuing a series of subpoenas.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
Nine journalist not required to disclose sources, judge rules
Justice Robert Bromwich ruled that the public interest in journalist Charlotte Grieve maintaining the confidentiality of her sources exceeded the public interest in her being forced to disclose their identities.
- by Harriet Alexander
Surgeon wants journalist to name sources
Munjed Al Muderis, who is suing for defamation, is asking the Federal Court to determine whether the identities of a journalist’s sources should remain confidential.
- by Jordan Baker
Former patient speaks in surgeon’s defamation case
A former patient of Dr Munjed Al Muderis has told the Federal Court he did not tell her that a drill bit had been left in her leg during surgery in 2011.
- by Michaela Whitbourn