Police pursue ATV; rollover and spinal cord injury results; significant award for passenger
ATV Accident resulting in a spinal cord injury to our client On August 11, 2013, mechanic, and family man, Mr Parlby was travelling rural trails in an ATV he had repaired with childhood friend Mr Pelland. The last time Mr. Parlby’s wife, and mother of his young...
Helmets – Legal Obligation or Legend?
Over the years many of our clients have suffered head injuries while cycling, riding motorcycles or longboards, skiing or skating. We strongly recommend that everyone who could possibly benefit from wearing an approved helmet while engaging in sporting activities...
Your Client’s Mental Health: What every lawyer needs to know
On November 3rd, 2017, we appreciated the input by various specialist professionals, as Dan Corrin co-chaired this information-rich session on how to deal with mental illness in litigation; Your Client’s Mental Health: What every lawyer needs to know. The conference,...
ICBC Car Accident Resulting in Brain Injury
Gabor v. Boilard, 2015 BCSC 1724 The Case of the Accident of Ms. Gabor “The experts agreed that no other area of medicine is as controversial as mild traumatic brain injury [296]” In the case of Ms. Gabor, liability was admitted, and the facts of this matter of the...
The Case of Michael Paur and St Paul’s Hospital: Negligence
Cases dealing with brain and head injury involve a complex and highly specialized aspect of the law. In cases of medical malpractice, the depth of experience required, as well as knowledge and awareness of the clinical, and legal aspects involved, is substantial....
Chronic pain and depression – what’s the link?
Chronic pain and depression – what’s the link? A recent study on mice, conducted by scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, found that chronic neuropathic pain (pain from nerve injury) can induce genetic changes in areas of the brain...
Review and Clarification on the law on “confidentiality between patient and doctor” in a legal context
As part of a significant medical malpractice decision released in Ontario (Bauer v Kilmurry, 2016 ONSC 7749 (CanLII) ) the court discussed important issues regarding physician / patient confidentiality. The plaintiff, Ms. Bauer, had a medical condition requiring...
Depression following brain injury or concussion
It’s upsetting to read stories about the death of young people, directly or indirectly, related to brain injury or concussion.Ty Pozzobon’s death following his concussion is certainly a tragedy. The CBC story discusses the statistical frequency of depression following...
The ever-changing world of concussion rehabilitation
Concussion Rehabilitation Research A recent article in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) suggests that physical activity following concussion (in youth) is better than rest. The study itself examined symptoms for PPCS (persistent post concussion...
Diagnosis “Concussion”: Legal battle or medical?
In most personal injury cases involving an “mTBI” or “concussion”, there is no physical evidence of the injury. In other words, actual damage to tissue can not be seen and must be inferred from the mechanism of injury and observed symptoms. Most of the medical...
