Ontario Appeal Court Upholds $11.5 M Decision in Medical Malpractice Case
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently upheld the jury’s decision in finding an obstetrician liable for the negligent management of a twin pregnancy. Following a premature birth, one of the twins...
View ArticleDelayed Diagnosis and the Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
In Canada, there are 28,000 deaths caused by medical errors each year, according to the Canadian Patient Safety Institute. In fact, medical errors are found to be the third leading cause of death in...
View ArticleRising Number of Opioid Overdoses in Canada
Canada, amongst other countries, is facing an opioid crisis. According to federal data, more than 14,000 Canadians have died due to opioids in the last four years. Pre-pandemic opioid statistics were...
View ArticleSurgical Objects Left Inside Hundreds of Patients in Canada
According to research, Canada’s hospitals reveal significantly higher rates of foreign objects, such as sponges and instruments, left in patients after surgery, in comparison to other wealthy...
View ArticleHospital Staff Fails to Recognize Signs of Distress
Cuming & Gillespie has acted for numerous children dealing with cerebral palsy resulting from injuries sustained during their birth. These cases are high-risk, complicated and generally take years...
View ArticleStroke Misdiagnosis and the Medical Malpractice Claim
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in Canada, following heart disease and cancer. Canadians suffer more than 50,000 strokes a year. Strokes are also the primary cause of physical...
View ArticleMedical Malpractice Results in Fatality
Cuming & Gillespie acted for the husband and young son of a woman who tragically died while in hospital following the birth of her son by emergency caesarean section. Based on the evidence that...
View ArticleBirth Trauma and Medical Malpractice
Childbirth is the conclusion of a human pregnancy with the emergence of a newborn infant from its mother’s uterus. There are considerable risks associated with childbirth, and therefore emotion and...
View ArticleSupreme Court Confirms that the Standard of Care for Malpractice Remains Intact
In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a trial judge’s decision to award $1.3 million to a woman who suffered injuries as a result of a surgery. The appeal to the highest court in...
View ArticleMedical Malpractice Involving Multiple Births
When a woman is carrying multiple children, she is at greater risk of developing a number of serious complications. A pregnancy of this nature will often qualify as a “high risk” pregnancy. Medical...
View ArticleThe 8 Most Commonly Misdiagnosed Illnesses
One of the most common forms of medical malpractice is misdiagnosis. This occurs when a doctor either fails to make a diagnosis or misdiagnoses the patient with the wrong illness. A patient who has...
View ArticleThe 8 Most Commonly Misdiagnosed Illnesses
One of the most common forms of medical malpractice is misdiagnosis. This occurs when a doctor either fails to make a diagnosis or misdiagnoses the patient with the wrong illness. A patient who has...
View ArticleMost Common Birth Injuries
Complications can arise directly before, during, or after childbirth, which can cause injuries to the infant and impact a child’s ability to live a long and healthy life. In many cases, a birth...
View Article$13 Million Settlement Approved in Lawsuit Against Fertility Doctor
An Ontario Court has approved a class-action settlement of $13.375 million to be divided between the members of the class that allege an Ottawa fertility doctor used his own sperm and the sperm of...
View ArticleInformed Consent: The Legal Duty In A Post-COVID, Multicultural Society
Canada is known worldwide as a land of many cultures and is one of 57 countries with two official languages. In addition to the English and French speakers here, Statistics Canada data indicate that...
View Article$13 Million Settlement Approved in Lawsuit Against Fertility Doctor
An Ontario Court has approved a class-action settlement of $13.375 million to be divided between the members of the class that allege an Ottawa fertility doctor used his own sperm and the sperm of...
View ArticleInformed Consent: The Legal Duty In A Post-COVID, Multicultural Society
Canada is known worldwide as a land of many cultures and is one of 57 countries with two official languages. In addition to the English and French speakers here, Statistics Canada data indicate that...
View ArticleWhat Is A Serious And Permanent Injury From A Vaccine?
The phrase “serious and permanent injury” has long been a part of legal discourse. In the last year, we have heard the term used in the context of COVID-19 vaccines, when the Canadian government...
View ArticleGrief, Loss And The Law
Grief, in the medical community, is defined as a “natural reaction to loss”. Although grief is most often associated with feelings that occur following a death, people can grieve all manner of losses:...
View ArticleBirth Injuries And Emerging Medical News
In a previous blog, we focused on the issue of birth trauma, its potential causes and the many life-altering injuries that infants and labouring parents have been known to sustain during the birth...
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