Getting Past the Gatekeeper: Expert Evidence at Trial
How Ontario judges gatekeep expert opinion evidence, and what plaintiff counsel can do to clear that bar. From a 2021 MLST panel.
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Hacopian-Armen v Mahmoud: A Failure to Biopsy, a Stage IV Uterine Cancer, and a Trial Victory
Paul Cahill won a trial verdict in Hacopian-Armen v Mahmoud where Justice Brown found a gynecologist negligently failed to biopsy and missed a curable cancer.
Woods v Jackiewicz Appeal Dismissed: Coverage in the St. Catharines Standard
St. Catharines Standard coverage of the Court of Appeal’s July 2020 affirmance of the Woods v Jackiewicz jury verdict. Bill Sawchuk interviews Paul Cahill.
Three Trials on the Inside Medical Malpractice Podcast with Chris Rokosh
Three episodes on the Inside Medical Malpractice podcast with Chris Rokosh. Paul on the trials of Hacopian, O’Neill-Renouf, and Woods v Jackiewicz.
Self-Represented Litigants in Girao v Cunningham: Commentary in Law Times
Paul Cahill on Girao v Cunningham, s. 52 of the Evidence Act, and trial fairness for self-represented litigants. From a May 2020 Law Times feature.
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.
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.