On August 22, 2025, a judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found emergency medicine physician Dr. Angela Cavanagh negligent for not referring a
On August 14, 2025, the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta found Dr. Mark Guhle liable for over $16,500,000 for medical malpractice leading to the
On July 21, 2025, the Supreme Court of British Columbia dismissed a medical malpractice action against an emergency medicine physician for allegedly failing to order
On April 29, 2025, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice awarded over $1,000,000 in damages to a patient who suffered chronic shoulder pain following a
This was a mid-trial ruling regarding jury questions. This medical malpractice case, brought by David Fedoriuk against two hospital nurses, highlights the ongoing legal debate
On April 2, 2025, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed the lawsuit of a 68 year-old hip replacement patient who alleged negligence against her
The plaintiff, acting as the administrator of the deceased’s estate, alleged that the Defendant, Dr. Aouida, an anesthesiologist at Miramichi Regional Hospital, was negligent in
In the context of a medical malpractice lawsuit, the defendant physicians sought an order for the production of video/audio recordings from the plaintiffs’ in-home camera
This was an appeal from a judgment rendered after a medical malpractice trial. For a summary of the trial decision, please read this post: Tripp
On January 13, 2025, Justice Robert Centa of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario dismissed a medical malpractice claim by the family of 56
On December 31, 2024, Justice Leiper of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found a gyne-oncologist negligent for having caused a 1-2 cm bowel perforation
On January 2, 2025, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a medical malpractice action brought by a plaintiff who received treatment at Bridgepoint Health