Armstrong v. Royal Victoria Hospital, 2019 ONCA 963

JurisdictionOntario
JudgeJuriansz, van Rensburg and Paciocco JJ.A.
Citation2019 ONCA 963
Docket NumberC65404
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
Date06 December 2019
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5 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 2 – December 6, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 11, 2019
    ..., 2019 ONCA 962 Keywords: Wills and Estates, Interpretation, Sale of Assets, Advice and Directions Armstrong v. Royal Victoria Hospital, 2019 ONCA 963 Keywords: Torts, Negligence, MedMal, Standard of Care, Causation, "But For" Test, Expert Opinion Evidence, Paur (Committee of) v. Providence......
  • Dumesnil v. Dr. Jacob et al.,
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba (Canada)
    • December 14, 2021
    ...Royal Victoria Hospital, 2018 ONSC 2439 (Ont. S.C.J.) at para. 68 (“Armstrong ONSC”); Armstrong v. Royal Victoria Hospital, 2019 ONCA 963 at para. 87 (“Armstrong ONCA”), van Rensburg J.A. dissenting (dissenting judgment adopted in Armstrong v. Ward, 2021 SCC 1); ......
  • THE ESTATE OF MARY FLEURY et al v. OLAYIWOLA A. KASSIM,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • April 22, 2022
    ...and ability. Crits v. Sylvester [1956] O.J. No. 526 (ONCA) aff’d [1956] SCR 991.  Armstrong v. Royal Victoria Hospital, 2019 ONCA 963 at para 86, aff’d 2021 SCC 1.  [30]        The standard of reasonableness is not a standard of exc......
  • Owen v. Bains, 2021 ONSC 6666
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • October 6, 2021
    ...of excellence that amounts to perfection. To adopt such an approach would amount to a guarantee: Armstrong v. Royal Victoria Hospital, 2019 ONCA 963, 452 D.L.R. (4th) 555, at para 86, van Rensburg J.A., in dissenting, aff’d Armstrong v. Ward, 2021 SCC 1, 452 D.L.R. (4th) [32] &#......
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  • Dumesnil v. Dr. Jacob et al., 2021 MBQB 240
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba (Canada)
    • December 14, 2021
    ...Royal Victoria Hospital, 2018 ONSC 2439 (Ont. S.C.J.) at para. 68 (“Armstrong ONSC”); Armstrong v. Royal Victoria Hospital, 2019 ONCA 963 at para. 87 (“Armstrong ONCA”), van Rensburg J.A. dissenting (dissenting judgment adopted in Armstrong v. Ward, 2021 SCC 1); ......
  • THE ESTATE OF MARY FLEURY et al v. OLAYIWOLA A. KASSIM, 2022 ONSC 2464
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • April 22, 2022
    ...and ability. Crits v. Sylvester [1956] O.J. No. 526 (ONCA) aff’d [1956] SCR 991.  Armstrong v. Royal Victoria Hospital, 2019 ONCA 963 at para 86, aff’d 2021 SCC 1.  [30]        The standard of reasonableness is not a standard of exc......
  • Owen v. Bains, 2021 ONSC 6666
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • October 6, 2021
    ...of excellence that amounts to perfection. To adopt such an approach would amount to a guarantee: Armstrong v. Royal Victoria Hospital, 2019 ONCA 963, 452 D.L.R. (4th) 555, at para 86, van Rensburg J.A., in dissenting, aff’d Armstrong v. Ward, 2021 SCC 1, 452 D.L.R. (4th) [32] &#......
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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 2 – December 6, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 11, 2019
    ..., 2019 ONCA 962 Keywords: Wills and Estates, Interpretation, Sale of Assets, Advice and Directions Armstrong v. Royal Victoria Hospital, 2019 ONCA 963 Keywords: Torts, Negligence, MedMal, Standard of Care, Causation, "But For" Test, Expert Opinion Evidence, Paur (Committee of) v. Providence......
  • 8 Appeals at the Supreme Court of Canada in the 2021 Winter Session
    • Canada
    • JD Supra Canada
    • February 2, 2021
    ...Decision of the SCC The Supreme Court of Canada allowed the appeal in the medical malpractice case, Armstrong v Royal Victoria Hospital, 2019 ONCA 963. The plaintiff underwent colon surgery and suffered injury to her ureter in the process due to it coming into close proximity with a LigaSur......