
Leaving the ER Before Being Seen: The Legal Implications in Ontario
Hundreds of thousands of Canadians leave the ER without being seen each year. Here’s how Ontario law treats wait times, harm, and contributory negligence.
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Hundreds of thousands of Canadians leave the ER without being seen each year. Here’s how Ontario law treats wait times, harm, and contributory negligence.

A delayed-diagnosis cancer claim was dismissed at standard of care and causation, with a 40% contributory negligence finding for repeated failures to follow up.
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