Court orders Toronto plastic surgeon to pay $22.5-million after filming patients without consent
A Toronto plastic surgeon has been ordered to pay $22.5 million to 7,000 patients after filming them without consent. Justice Paul Schabas found that Dr. Martin Jugenburg breached legal and ethical obligations by using surveillance cameras in his clinic. The court awarded compensation based on the type of appointments patients had between 2017 and 2018.
- ▪Dr. Martin Jugenburg was found to have filmed patients without their consent using 24 surveillance cameras in his clinic.
- ▪The court awarded $5,000 to patients who underwent surgical procedures and $500 to those with non-surgical appointments.
- ▪Dr. Jugenburg previously faced disciplinary actions for privacy violations and was suspended for six months in 2021.
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ShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountAn Ontario Superior Court judge has ordered a Toronto plastic surgeon, who goes by “Dr. 6ix” on social media, to pay $22.5-million to 7,000 patients who were filmed in his clinic without their consent. Dr. Martin Jugenburg breached his legal and ethical obligations to his patients, Justice Paul Schabas found, noting that 24 surveillance cameras were placed in various parts of the clinic, including consultation, injection and operating rooms. “Dr.
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