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by Susanne | Mar 23, 2023 | Instructive Cases
DETERMINING THE STANDARD OF A REASONABLE PHYSICIAN Background An anesthetic was administered to a patient by introducing oxygen from a tank into a can containing ether. The mixture of ether and oxygen was forced through a tube and into the patient’s throat and the...
by Susanne | Mar 22, 2023 | Interesting Articles
AN ALARMING AMOUNT OF DEATHS IN CANADA ARE DUE TO MEDICAL MISTAKES. Roughly 28,000 Canadians die due to medical mistakes every year, ranking after heart disease and cancer. As for injuries, tens of thousands more occur, resulting from medical errors. In a recent...
by Susanne | Mar 16, 2023 | Instructive Cases
A case from 2021, brought to the Supreme Court of Canada further clarifies a patient’s burden of proof in a medical malpractice case. Background In 2010, the plaintiff, Karen Armstrong was seriously injured during a colectomy surgery. Armstrong brought an action...
by Susanne | Mar 15, 2023 | Interesting Articles
UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE AND MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE. Medical mistakes come in many forms and can seriously impact an individual’s life. An informative blog post published by Valent Legal details the differences between Medical Malpractice...
by Susanne | Mar 9, 2023 | Interesting Articles
CLASS-ACTION LAWSUITS IN ONTARIO COULD SIGNAL THE START OF SIMILAR LAWSUITS ACROSS CANADA. Despite governments having broad immunity against COVID-related lawsuits, the recent debate over Ontario’s role may have an impact nationally. An article published by the Ottawa...
