Law

‘Boilerplate’ allegations among key legal misfires

Plaintiff cannot use 'boilerplate' allegations of wrongdoing, or file complaint 20 years after the fact

It took months to discover the error after woman’s ureter was transected during hysterectomy

Obstetrician deemed negligent in patient’s death relied on wrong type of specialist

Doctors’ stance meant Ontario’s Consent and Capacity Board was not in a position to weigh in on case

Man sued doctor after his wife died in childbirth, but judge ruled there was no malpractice involved

It seems odd for a doctor to be found liable for malpractice—to the tune of $4 million—and then realize most of the judge’s ruling was copied, verbatim, from the plaintiff’s court brief. Questions of fairness arise: Did the judge even listen to the doctor’s side of the story?