Personal Injury Advertising and Public Perception: Commentary in Canadian Lawyer
Mass PI advertising, jury perception, and the reputation of the bar. Paul Cahill in a 2020 Canadian Lawyer feature with Richard Parsons.
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A Road Map for Medical Malpractice Cases
Expert evidence, defence resourcing, and high-risk ER scenarios shape Ontario medical malpractice cases. From OTLA’s 2020 medical malpractice conference.
O’Neill-Renouf v Ibrahim: An Obturator Nerve Injury, a Competing Edema Theory, and a Trial Victory
Paul Cahill won a trial verdict in O’Neill-Renouf v Ibrahim where Justice Baltman found a urologist negligently injured the obturator nerve during a TVT procedure.
Pros and Cons of Juries in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Paul Cahill’s June 2019 Lawyer’s Daily article on when to ask for a jury in Ontario medical malpractice cases, drawing on his trial experience and the law on jury notices and appellate deference.
Woods v Jackiewicz Jury Verdict: Coverage in the St. Catharines Standard
St. Catharines Standard coverage of the April 2019 jury verdict in Woods v Jackiewicz, an $11.5 million obstetric negligence verdict for cerebral palsy.
Woods v Jackiewicz: A Trial Victory on the Standard of Care in a High-Risk Twin Pregnancy
Paul Cahill won an $11.5 million jury verdict against an obstetrician whose failure to refer to a perinatologist caused a catastrophic cerebral palsy birth injury.
Finding the Right Expert in a Medical Malpractice Case
Why expert selection drives outcomes in Ontario medical malpractice cases. Paul Cahill on finding the right expert from an OTLA webinar.
When Hepatitis B Surveillance Fails: A Family Physician’s Duty and a Liver Cancer Death
Paul Cahill settled a wrongful death claim against a family physician who failed to provide the HCC surveillance that hepatitis B carriers require.
A Laboratory Susceptibility Testing Failure in Tuberculosis Treatment: Recurrent Disease and a Reconstructive Spinal Surgery
Paul Cahill settled a laboratory negligence claim where a failure to properly test tuberculosis susceptibilities led to vertebral collapse and spinal surgery.