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Archive: August 9, 2017

Saadati v Moorhead

The recent decision from the Supreme Court of Canada in Saadati v Moorhead may signal a change in how damages are awarded in obstetrical cases.  Prior to the Saadati decision, a parent who’s child suffered a birth injury had no legal right to claim for the pain and suffering the parent has experienced unless the parent had been diagnosed with a recognized psychiatric illness arising from the birth of his or her child. The recent decision from the Supreme Court of Canada in Saadati v Moorhead may signal a change in how damages are awarded in obstetrical cases.  Prior to the Saadati decision, a parent who’s child suffered a birth injury had no legal right to claim for the pain and suffering the parent has experienced unless the parent had been diagnosed with a recognized psychiatric illness arising from the birth of his or her child.

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