A recognized authority on medical malpractice in Ontario. Selected speaking engagements, media relations, and published commentary from a career advocating for victims of medical negligence.
Recognitions and media appearances reflect peer assessment and editorial judgment. They do not constitute a guarantee of outcomes in any individual case.
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.