The Media category collects press coverage, published commentary, podcast appearances, speaking engagements, and other third-party media in which Paul Cahill has appeared, contributed, or been quoted on medical malpractice issues in Ontario. Each post identifies the outlet, the date, and the topic, with a link to the original where available and an excerpt or summary where the source is paywalled or has since gone offline.
Media appearances in medical malpractice law typically address one of three subject areas. The first is current case law: appellate decisions or trial outcomes that change the landscape of medical malpractice litigation in Ontario and warrant commentary from practitioners. The second is policy: hallway medicine, wait times, ER overcrowding, physician supply, regulatory reform, and the public-interest issues that surround clinical error in the Ontario health system. The third is specific cases of public interest: high-profile discipline decisions, class actions, and notable settlements or verdicts.
The Media category complements the substantive analysis posted under the other content categories on this site. The same lawyer who comments here on a Court of Appeal decision may also have appeared in The Lawyer’s Daily, on CTV News, or in a podcast discussing the same issue. The Media archive collects those appearances in one place for readers, journalists, and clients who want to assess the firm’s voice in the broader conversation about medical malpractice in Ontario.
National Post coverage of Dr. Michael Hart, the London, Ontario physician suspended for six months over his ketamine prescribing and for asking patients to sign away their right to sue him or complain to the College. Paul Cahill comments on why that document is an alarm bell, how it differs from an ordinary surgical consent form, and where a College proceeding ends and a civil claim begins.
Hamilton Spectator coverage of Dr. Stefan Konasiewicz, whose six-month suspension could end in August. Paul Cahill comments on why a patient death led the discipline tribunal to remediation rather than revocation, and where a College proceeding ends and a civil claim begins.
Paul Cahill on the Financial Foundations panel at the Legal Innovation Forum’s Business of Personal Injury Symposium, Toronto, May 27, 2026.
How surgical negligence claims succeed or fail. A 2026 OTLA Spring Conference paper on never events and recognized complication cases.
Hamilton Spectator coverage of the Hanans family’s $2.5 million lawsuit against Hamilton Health Sciences over the 2024 death of a four-year-old following routine pediatric tonsil surgery.
How plaintiff PI firms build long-term strategy and growth. From the 2026 LIF webinar Defining a Winning Business Strategy for Your PI Firm.
Medical malpractice as an intervening act in MVA cases. A Baines v Abounaja analysis from Paul’s 2025 LSO Motor Vehicle Litigation Summit presentation.
How plaintiff-side PI practice works as a business: case screening, partnerships, and resourcing. From a 2024 Legal Innovation Forum panel.
How to cross-examine the defence expert and advance your case theory. From the 2024 OBA Anatomy of a Trial continuing professional development program.
Composite card pairing the Medico-Legal Society of Toronto crest with the title Causation in Systemic Medical Negligence, on Paul Cahill’s navy brand panel.
Paul Cahill’s Winter 2023/2024 Litigator article on finding the right expert, navigating Westerhof and the Mohan/White Burgess framework, and surviving defence challenges to expert evidence at trial.
When can a defendant compel genetic testing in a medical malpractice claim? An analysis of Klinck v Dorsay and Preece v Nicholson from a 2023 OTLA paper.
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