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Springtime Means Fresh Safety Concerns for Vulnerable Road Users, Car Accident Lawyers

medical malpractice / By / May 10, 2022

Winter is the most dangerous time of the year on Ontario’s roads, but spring brings with it certain unique safety risks. This is especially true for vulnerable road users, defined as pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, and anyone else who uses our streets without the protection provided by a standard motor vehicle. Every spring, car accident lawyers …

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Injury and Liability Risks with Virtual Healthcare

medical malpractice / By / March 7, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic forced professionals in many industries to adopt new ways of doing business. At Will Davidson LLP, our team of personal injury, insurance defence, and medical malpractice lawyers moved out of the office and into online spaces. The wider Ontario justice system adopted new virtual alternatives to in-person proceedings, some of them long …

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Success Rate in Medical Malpractice Claims at All-Time Low

medical malpractice / By / January 31, 2022

A sad reality of Canadian civil law is that the rate of plaintiff success in medical malpractice claims is incredibly low. It wasn’t always this way: according to a CBC News analysis of the Canadian Medical Protective Association’s (CMPA) annual reports dating back to 1901, roughly one in three lawsuits were decided in the plaintiff’s …

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Court of Appeal Upholds Decision in Will Davidson LLP Birthing Injury Case

Birthing Injury, medical malpractice / By / January 31, 2022

Last month, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a 2019 jury decision in favour of Bernice Booth, Michael Woods, and their daughter Kelsey in a suit against obstetrician Dr. Allan Jackiewicz. The family alleged that a birthing injury caused by Dr. Jackiewicz’s negligence resulted in serious brain damage at birth, which caused Kelsey to experience …

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Medical Malpractice Lawyers Face Challenges in Delayed Diagnosis Cases

medical malpractice / By / January 31, 2022

In Ontario, some medical malpractice lawyers believe two words – “but for” – are making it difficult for injured patients to access compensation for negligence causing delayed diagnosis. Last month, Law Times reported on White v. St. Joseph’s Hospital (Hamilton) a case in which the plaintiff went into septic shock due to an undiagnosed bowel …

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Unnecessary childhood chiropractic treatments raise alarms among pediatricians

medical malpractice / By / January 31, 2022

  Pediatricians are concerned that certain Canadian chiropractors are promoting unnecessary corrective spinal manipulations for young children and infants, according to a report from the National Post. While the procedures are generally harmless, they put patients at risk of serious injuries that would necessitate the services of a personal injury lawyer. At the heart of …

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Medical regulatory body comes under fire for delayed, lenient punishments

medical malpractice / By / January 31, 2022

  The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) is the regulatory body that oversees and disciplines doctors, nurses, dentists, and other healthcare professionals in the province. Its stated goal, according to its website, is to “regulate the practice of medicine to protect and serve the public interest.” Unfortunately, the CPSO’s long history of …

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Overcrowding at Ontario’s hospitals puts patients at risk

medical malpractice / By / January 31, 2022

  Many of Ontario’s hospitals were dangerously overcrowded in 2017, leading to conditions that put patient safety at risk and can, in some cases, result in a medical malpractice lawsuit. Last December, leaders from the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) warned in unusually dire terms that the province’s hospitals were “on the brink” of a “crisis,” …

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