Experience Matters

Paul Cahill is an experienced medical malpractice lawyer with a proven track record of success.

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McMaster Children's Hospital

Brown v. Meaney – Baby Girl Brain Injured, Failed to Receive Vitamin B6

On December 30, 2024, the Honourable Justice Michael Bordin of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice determined that two pediatric neurologists of McMaster Children’s Hospital (“MCH”) were negligent in the treatment of a newborn girl’s seizures which unfortunately resulted in a significant brain injury along with intellectual and development delay.

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Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Yang v. Freed – Patient’s Death Not Caused by Failure to Order TEE

On December 20, 2024, the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta dismissed a medical malpractice claim brought by the family of a 51 year-old woman who died 10 days after admission to the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton. The patient’s death occurred during a cardiac procedure to address an issue with her mitral heart valve. The trial was focused on the two critical care medicine specialists involved in her care at the material time. 

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