Bradley v Wang: SIRVA, Injection Landmarking, and the Resident Physician Standard of Care
Ontario court awards over $1 million to nurse with chronic shoulder injury from improper tetanus injection by family medicine resident at SOC trial.
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Fedoriuk v Howard: But-For Phrasing and the Jury Particulars Question in Delayed Diagnosis
Ontario mid-trial ruling adopts but-for phrasing for jury causation questions in delayed diagnosis aneurysm case but declines to require jurors to give reasons.
O’Brien v Lochab: Recognized Complications, Factual Disputes, and the Limits of Negligence
Ontario court dismisses orthopaedic malpractice claim after finding hip replacement subsidence was osteointegration failure, a recognized complication, not negligence.
Crawford Estate v Aouida: Anesthetic Choice, Informed Consent, and Hemodynamic Management
New Brunswick court holds anesthesiologist negligent in death of 36-year-old patient with severe obesity and sepsis after spinal anesthesia choice and management.
CPSO v Duic: Missed Peritonitis, Premature Discharge, and the Emergency Medicine Standard of Practice
Ontario ER physician suspended after sending home a 19-year-old with a peritonitic abdomen; she died of septic shock. CPSO v Duic, 2025 ONPSDT 11.
CPSO v Sharma: Anesthesia Vigilance, Record Falsification, and OHIP Billing
Ontario anesthesiologist suspended ten months for lapses in vigilance, altering records after adverse events, and OHIP misbilling. CPSO v Sharma, 2025 ONPSDT 5.
Ibrahimova v Cavanagh: In-Home Recordings, Privacy, and the Limits of Defence Discovery
Ontario court denies defendant doctors’ motion for in-home security camera recordings in catastrophic injury malpractice action. Privacy prevails over relevance.
Tripp v Ross (MBCA): Delayed Colon Cancer Diagnosis and the Benhaim Causation Framework
Manitoba Court of Appeal affirms dismissal of delayed colon cancer diagnosis claim. The Benhaim framework on adverse inferences and statistical evidence in causation.
McMullan Estate v Naom Estate: Mild Aortic Root Dilation, ED Chest Pain, and the Limits of Foreseeability
Ontario Superior Court dismisses fatal aortic dissection claim against internist and ED physician. The standards of care for mild aortic dilation and hypertensive chest pain.