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The social and public health problem presented by Video Lottery Terminal use is more intractable than the social and public health problem of tobacco use in the 1990s.  In the case of tobacco, enormous industry propaganda and lobbying created a legislative deadlock over meaningful action, and the civil lawsuit stepped […]

In a noteworthy decision, a trial judge was confronted with the outrageous defence that patients in Newfoundland are entitled to a lower standard of care than elsewhere. General practitioner Peter J. Cleary missed a diagnosis of mouth cancer over a nine month period, resulting in extensive commando surgery to effect […]

A chiropractic patient recently won a difficult case against a local doctor alleging neck manipulation caused her stroke. The case was tried in St. John’s. In Gallant v. Brake-Patten the patient won on the point that she was not advised by the doctor of the risk of stroke. She also satisfied […]

It’s important to put serious thought into hiring your lawyer because it’s easy enough to end up with one you don’t like. If you get stuck with a medical malpractice lawyer you really don’t see eye to eye with, you may have to endure this frustrating relationship for a couple years, […]

One indicator a consumer can use to find the lawyer that is right for them is independent ratings by other lawyers. These peer reviews are conducted on the theory that other lawyers should have a pretty good idea about who is a good lawyer in their field. It is a bit […]