Causation in Claims of “Systemic” Medical Negligence: Levac v James
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.
May 2, 2024
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From Start to Finish: How to Ensure Your Expert is Permitted to Testify at Trial
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.
January 15, 2024
Bad Doctor or Bad Genes? Genetic Defences in Medical Malpractice
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.
October 27, 2023
Thompson v Handler Trial Decision: Coverage in CP24 and the Brampton Guardian
September 2023 coverage in CP24 and the Brampton Guardian of the Thompson v Handler trial decision finding an ER physician negligent for the death of a 34-year-old mother.
September 11, 2023
Teaching Medical Malpractice at Windsor Law
The essential evidence required to prove a medical malpractice claim in Ontario. From a 2023 guest lecture at the University of Windsor Faculty of Law.
February 6, 2023
Tales from the Trenches: Two Medical Malpractice Trials in 2022
Reflections on two medical malpractice trials in post-COVID Ontario, one jury and one judge-alone. From Gluckstein’s 2022 Risky Business CLE.
November 29, 2022
Medication Errors in Malpractice Cases: Inside Medical Malpractice Podcast with Chris Rokosh
On Inside Medical Malpractice with Chris Rokosh: medication errors as Never Events, the 10 rights of medication administration, and what they mean in litigation.
November 7, 2022
Literature, Medicine and the Law at a Medical Malpractice Trial
Where literature, medicine, and the law intersect at a medical malpractice trial in Ontario. From a 2022 OTLA medical malpractice conference panel.
September 23, 2022
Waivers: How Enforceable Are They?
Paul Cahill’s Summer 2022 article in OTLA’s Litigator on the enforceability of waivers in personal injury actions, with a detailed analysis of Arksey v Sky Zone Toronto.
August 1, 2022