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May 27, 2023

Understanding Medical Malpractice: Key Insights and Legal Pathways for Birth Injuries

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In this episode of "Ask The Lawyer," Weir Bowen LLP explores the complexities of medical malpractice with a focus on obstetrical cases. Based in Edmonton but with a broad reach across Alberta, B.C., and the Northwest Territories, Weir Bowen is renowned for its landmark work in medical malpractice. The discussion highlights the firm's significant role in shaping legal precedents, particularly in obstetrical malpractice, and delves into a recent pivotal case. Shelagh McGregor and Cynthia Carels provide insights into the intricacies of proving negligence in medical cases, especially those involving birth injuries. They discuss the challenges new parents face when navigating legal claims and the importance of understanding medical records and standards of care.

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INDIGENOUS LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The lands on which Edmonton sits and the North Saskatchewan River that runs through it have been the sites of natural abundance, ceremony and culture, travel and rest, relationship building, making, and trading for Indigenous peoples since time immemorial. Edmonton is located within Treaty 6 Territory and within the Metis homelands and Metis Nation of Alberta Region 4. We acknowledge this land as the traditional territories of many First Nations such as the Nehiyaw (Cree), Denesuline (Dene), Nakota Sioux (Stoney), Anishinaabe (Saulteaux) and Niitsitapi (Blackfoot).

Weir Bowen acknowledges the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.