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Case comment on Denman v Radovanovic, 2024 ONCA 276, on the cumulative risks doctrine for multi-step treatment, collective team responsibility for informed consent, and the modified objective causation test under Reibl v Hughes. By Paul Cahill, LSO Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation.

Denman v Radovanovic: Cumulative Risks and the Treatment Team’s Duty to Inform

The Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed liability against three physicians for failure to disclose the cumulative risks of a multi-step brain AVM treatment plan.

May 15, 2024

Case comment on Denman v Radovanovic, 2024 ONCA 276, on a failure of informed consent in a multi-step elective AVM procedure. By Paul Cahill, LSO Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation.

Denman v Radovanovic: A Failure of Informed Consent and a Catastrophic Brain Injury

Three physicians on a multi-disciplinary team failed to obtain informed consent for an elective AVM procedure. The Court of Appeal upheld an $8.5M judgment.

June 15, 2023

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Denman v Radovanovic: Cumulative Risks and the Treatment Team’s Duty to Inform

Denman v Radovanovic: A Failure of Informed Consent and a Catastrophic Brain Injury

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