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McKee v Shahid: Duty of Care to Non-Patient Family Members in Psychiatric Negligence

Ontario Court of Appeal reinstates novel psychiatric malpractice claim by family member of patient who killed his father, sending duty of care question to trial.

October 21, 2025

Case comment on Sheoran v Interior Health Authority, 2023 BCCA 318, on a hospital's duty of care to its medical staff after a psychiatrist was assaulted by a patient. By Paul Cahill, LSO Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation.

Sheoran v Interior Health Authority: A Hospital’s Duty of Care to Its Medical Staff

A psychiatrist was seriously assaulted by a patient. The BC Court of Appeal confirmed that hospitals owe a duty of care to medical staff, and that the standard is contextual.

August 10, 2023

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Duty of Care

McKee v Shahid: Duty of Care to Non-Patient Family Members in Psychiatric Negligence

Sheoran v Interior Health Authority: A Hospital’s Duty of Care to Its Medical Staff

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