Six tips to consider when negotiating a contractHave clear expectations from both sides at the start to avoid misunderstandings later Asking defendant to describe plaintiff's suffering an odd tacticStonewalling questions a strangely appropriate response in pretrial of surgeon who admitted to operating on wrong digit Sex with patient yields suspension for Edmonton FP Timing was everything in inadvertant delay in care In the case of a brain aneurysm, a mistake leading to a late brain scan actually caught the rupture and sped up access to surgery Lawsuit a reminder to be certain of informed consent Elderly patient unsuccessfully sued ophthalmologist for injection to her eye after she did not hear him explain timing of procedure Vegetative patient dispute forces rethink of term ‘treatment’ Ont. courts rule ‘pulling the plug’ constitutes ‘treatment’ and therefore requires consent Batteries, eggs … and a medical checkup? Medical clinics spring up in Walmart stores in four provinces ‘Respectable minority principle’ not always a valid defence Doctor missed PKU diagnosis after ordering third Guthrie test instead of a full diagnostic Jury verdicts in malpractice cases hard to overturn Appeal court agrees MD not guilty after bowel nicked in tubal ligation, resulting in septic shock, brain damage, amputations Midlife crisis or mania? Man’s bipolar disorder was undiagnosed, but psychiatrist was not at fault since patient did not disclose his wild behaviour First Previous 14 15 16 17 Next Last
