SCC to review standard of care and causation issues in medical negligence suits
UPDATE: The SCC ruled on this case from the bench, allowing the appeal for the reasons of Justice van Rensburg at the Ontario Court of Appeal. How does a patient...
Tagged: standard of care
R v Javanmardi: The SCC brings (some) clarity to negligence-based offences
An elderly man with heart disease walks into a naturopath’s office hoping to improve his quality of life. After a consultation, the naturopath gives the man an intravenous cocktail of...
SCC to Hear Woman Arrested for Not Holding a Handrail
The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) will hear Bela Kosoian, a woman arrested in a Quebec subway station for failing to hold an escalator handrail. Leave was granted on Thursday,...
“Imaginative Reconstruction of Reality”: Problems with Causation in Sacks v Ross
On October 5, 2017, the ONCA released its decision (2017 ONCA 773) on an appeal for a negligence claim made by Jordan Sacks, a man who suffered septic shock and...
