Kelly v. Lundgard et al., (1996) 189 A.R. 34 (QB)

• Judge: Veit, J.
• Court: Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
• Case Date: March 08, 1996
• Citations: (1996), 189 A.R. 34 (QB)

Kelly v. Lundgard (1996), 189 A.R. 34 (QB)

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Pacita Kelly (plaintiff) v. Dr. Karen A.H. Lundgard, Dr. Karen A.H. Lundgard Professional Corporation and Dr. William J. Orram (defendants)

(Action No. 9303-14355)

Indexed As: Kelly v. Lundgard et al.

Alberta Court of Queen's Bench

Judicial District of Edmonton

Veit, J.

July 2, 1996.

Summary:

A patient sued two doctors, alleging that as a result of their negligent misrepresentations, which did not identify infertility as a pos­sible result of her peritonitis and related surgery, she settled a motor vehicle action for con­siderably less than she would other­wise have done.

The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench allowed the action.

Fraud and Misrepresentation - Topic 2508

Misrepresentation - General principles - Negligent misrepresentation - A passenger sued for damages resulting from a motor vehicle accident - Medical reports from two doctors did not identify infertility as a possible result of her injuries - The pas­senger settled her action - The passenger subsequently discovered that she was infertile as a result of the accident - The passenger sued the doctors, alleging that as a result of their negligent misrepresenta­tions, she settled the action for consider­ably less than she would otherwise have done - The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench allowed the action - The doctors knew that the passenger suffered from adhesions and adhesions could cause infertility - Infertility was a grave risk and the doctors were bound to identify it as one of the possible risks in the passenger's situation - The doctors failed to meet that standard.

Fraud and Misrepresentation - Topic 2563

Misrepresentation - Representations - Opinions - [See Fraud and Misrepresen­tation - Topic 2508 ].

Medicine - Topic 3082

Relation with patient - Charts, records, opinions and reports - Standard of care - The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench stated that "[t]he 'informed consent' standard applies to physicians who prepare medico-legal opinions. When preparing a medical-legal report including a prognosis, a phy­sician must inform a lawyer about the major known risks of the condition or operation or illness or disease and must also inform the lawyer about those risks that are less common but are very grave if they do occur." - See paragraph 2.

Medicine - Topic 3082

Relation with patient - Charts, records, opinions and reports - Standard of care - [See Fraud and Misrepresentation - Topic 2508 ].

Cases Noticed:

Edgeworth Construction Ltd. v. Lea (N.D.) & Associates Ltd. et al., [1993] 3 S.C.R. 206; 157 N.R. 241; 32 B.C.A.C. 221; 53 W.A.C. 221; [1993] 8 W.W.R. 129, refd to. [para. 2].

Lepp v. Hopp, [1980] 2 S.C.R. 192; 32 N.R. 145; 22 A.R. 361; [1980] 4 W.W.R. 645; 13 C.C.L.T. 66; 112 D.L.R.(3d) 67; 4 L. Med. Q. 202, refd to. [para. 2].

Hopp v. Lepp - see Lepp v. Hopp.

Snell v. Farrell, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 311; 110 N.R. 200; 107 N.B.R.(2d) 94; 267 A.P.R. 94; 72 D.L.R.(4th) 289; 4 C.C.L.T.(2d) 229, refd to. [para. 2].

Kitchen v. Royal Air Force Association, [1958] 3 All E.R. 241 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 2].

Fisher v. Knibbe (1989), 97 A.R. 215; 68 Alta. L.R.(2d) 236 (Q.B.), revd. in part (1992), 125 A.R. 219; 14 W.A.C. 219; 3 Alta. L.R.(3d) 97 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 2].

Muir v. Alberta (1996), 179 A.R. 321 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 2].

Antonopoulos v. Gillespie (1992), 10 B.C.A.C. 161; 21 W.A.C. 161 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 2].

Snider v. Henniger (1992), 96 D.L.R.(4th) 367 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 2].

Eve, Re, [1986] 2 S.C.R. 388; 71 N.R. 1; 61 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 273; 185 A.P.R. 273; 31 D.L.R.(4th) 1; 13 C.P.C.(3d) 6, refd to. [para. 2].

Eve v. Mrs. E. - see/voir Eve, Re.

Tailleur et al. v. Grande Prairie General and Auxiliary Hospital and Nursing Home District No. 14 et al. (1996), 179 A.R. 18 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 2].

Foster v. Morton (1956), 4 D.L.R.(2d) 269 (N.S.S.C.), refd to. [para. 2].

Petersen v. Bannon et al. (1993), 37 B.C.A.C. 26; 60 W.A.C. 26; 107 D.L.R.(4th) 616 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 2].

Weait v. Jayanbee Joinery, [1962] 2 All E.R. 568 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 2].

Stoicevski v. Casement (1983), 43 O.R.(2d) 436 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 2].

Janiak v. Ippolito, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 146; 57 N.R. 241; 9 O.A.C. 1; 16 D.L.R.(4th) 1; 31 C.C.L.T. 113, refd to. [para. 2].

Papp v. Leclerc (1977), 77 D.L.R.(3d) 536 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 2].

Price v. Milawski (1977), 82 D.L.R.(3d) 130 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 2].

Campbell v. Fang and Steinhauer (1994), 155 A.R. 270; 73 W.A.C. 270 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 2].

Nielsen v. Kamloops (City) and Hughes, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 2; 54 N.R. 1; [1984] 5 W.W.R. 1; 29 C.C.L.T. 97; 8 C.L.R. 1; 10 D.L.R.(4th) 641, refd to. [para. 2].

Central Trust Co. v. Ra­fuse and Cor­don, [1986] 2 S.C.R. 147; 69 N.R. 321; 75 N.S.R.(2d) 109; 186 A.P.R. 109; 37 C.C.L.T. 117; 31 D.L.R.(4th) 481, refd to. [para. 2].

Brown et al. v. University of Alberta Hos­pital et al. (1995), 172 A.R. 221 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 2].

Scott v. Birdsell et al. (1993), 143 A.R. 254; 12 Alta. L.R.(3d) 347 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 2].

Desormeau v. Holy Family Hospital, Prince Albert, [1989] 5 W.W.R. 186; 76 Sask.R. 241 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 2].

Evans v. Crooks et al. (1995), 173 A.R. 107 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 2].

Rose v. Dujon et al. (1990), 108 A.R. 352 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 2].

Challand v. Bell (1959), 18 D.L.R.(2d) 150 (Alta. S.C.), refd to. [para. 2].

Queen (D.J.) v. Cognos Inc., [1993] 1 S.C.R. 87; 147 N.R. 169; 60 O.A.C. 1; 99 D.L.R.(4th) 626; 45 C.C.E.L. 153; 14 C.C.L.T.(2d) 113; 93 C.L.L.C. 14,019 refd to. [para. 2].

Smith v. Tweedale (1995), 55 B.C.A.C. 52; 90 W.A.C. 52 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 2].

Letnik v. Metropolitan Toronto, [1985] F.C.J. No. 238 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 2].

Clark v. Naqvi (1989), 99 N.B.R.(2d) 271; 250 A.P.R. 271; 63 D.L.R.(4th) 361 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 2].

Vincent v. Hall (1985), 49 O.R.(2d) 701 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 2].

McBain v. Laurentian Hospital (1982), 35 C.P.C. 292 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [para. 2].

Royal Bank of Canada v. Logan et al. (1994), 155 A.R. 78; 73 W.A.C. 78 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 2].

Langenhahn v. Czyz, [1996] A.J. No. 196 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 2].

Freeman v. Lavoie et al. (1989), 95 A.R. 66 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 2].

Sawh v. Petrie (1987), 76 N.S.R.(2d) 223; 189 A.P.R. 223 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 2].

Fehr v. Jacob and Bethel Hospital (1993), 85 Man.R.(2d) 63; 41 W.A.C. 63; 14 C.C.L.T.(2d) 200 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 2].

Von Cramm v. Riverside Hospital, Andres and Wills (1986), 17 O.A.C. 218; 32 D.L.R.(4th) 314 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 2].

Snow v. Kashyap (1995), 125 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 182; 389 A.P.R. 182 (Nfld. C.A.), refd to. [para. 2].

Perrie v. Martin, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 41; 64 N.R. 195; 12 O.A.C. 269; 24 D.L.R.(4th) 1; 36 C.L.L.T. 36, refd to. [para. 2].

Singleton v. Zuege (1991), 116 A.R. 297; 79 Alta. L.R.(2d) 341 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 2].

Rolof v. Morris (1990), 109 A.R. 128 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 2].

Bullen v. Hershfield, [1992] A.J. No. 1212 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 2].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Alberta Law Review (1994), vol. 32, No. 1, p. 181 [para. 2].

Economica Ltd., Inflation-Adjusted Index to Apply to Award for Non-Pecuniary Damages, generally [para. 2].

Gifford, D.J., et al., How to Understand Statutes & By-laws (1996), pp. 59 to 62 [para. 2].

Picard, Ellen I., Legal Liability of Doctors and Hospitals in Canada (2nd Ed. 1984), pp. 243, 270 to 273 [para. 2].

Stevenson, W.A., and Côté, J.E., Civil Procedure Guide (1996), generally [para. 2].

Counsel:

J.A. Weir, Q.C., and J.V. Miller, for the plaintiff, Kelly;

E.R. Feehan and J.A. Miller, for the defendants, Lundgard and Orram.

This case was heard on February 26-29, 1996, with last submissions on March 8, 1996, before Veit, J., of the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, Judicial District of Edmonton, who delivered the following decision on July 2, 1996.