Doyle v CPSO: Reinstatement After Revocation, Patient Safety, and the Conditions Framework
Ontario discipline tribunal grants conditional reinstatement to psychiatrist whose licence was revoked in 2018 for serious professional boundary violations.
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Why Many Medical Malpractice Cases Are Declined in Ontario
Most medical malpractice consultations in Ontario don’t result in lawsuits. An honest look at the four barriers that shape case evaluation in this province.
Leduc v Dufour: Contingency Fee Approval, Vulnerable Clients, and the Consumer Protection Framework
Ontario Court of Appeal affirms reduction of contingency fee from $4.1 million to $3.25 million in $14 million birth injury settlement involving vulnerable client.
Gumbley v Vasiliou: Severe Asthma, Delayed Intubation, and a Counterfactual That Worked
An Ontario internist found negligent for delayed intubation and failure to call an intensivist when a young mother’s severe asthma attack turned catastrophic.
Shaw Estate v Handler: The Court of Appeal Upholds Liability for a Failure to Recall After Critical Imaging
The Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the trial verdict in Shaw Estate v Handler, affirming the standard of care to recall a patient after critical CT findings.
A Midwifery Failure to Escalate, a Postpartum Hemorrhage, and Permanent Infertility at 30
Ontario midwifery negligence case study: failure to escalate to obstetrical consultation, postpartum hemorrhage, emergency hysterectomy, infertility at 30.
Ishac v Ontario (Health Insurance Plan): The Situs Provision and OHIP Coverage for Cosmetic Procedure Complications
HSARB upholds OHIP coverage denial for pectoral implant removal, applying the situs provision that excludes follow-up procedures at the site of cosmetic surgery.
McKee v Shahid: Duty of Care to Non-Patient Family Members in Psychiatric Negligence
Ontario Court of Appeal reinstates novel psychiatric malpractice claim by family member of patient who killed his father, sending duty of care question to trial.
Ibrahimova v Cavanagh: Missed pPROM, the Novel Presentation Referral Framework, and Catastrophic Outcomes
Ontario court finds emergency physician negligent for failing to refer 17-week pregnant patient with pPROM to obstetrician, leading to septic shock and amputations.