Publications

In Ibrahimova v. Cavanagh, 2025 ONSC 4808, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice considered whether emergency physicians met the standard of care by taking a conservative approach instead of urgently referring a 17-week pregnant patient who presented with vaginal bleeding…

Recent Ontario cases apply Armstrong, allowing causation to be determined before standard   According to Ryan Marinacci, associate at Bogoroch & Associates LLP, a 2021 decision from the Supreme Court of Canada represents a pivotal case in medical malpractice law. …

The approach of Canadian courts to expert evidence has undergone a sea change since the 2015 decision in White Burgess Langille Inman v. Abbott and Haliburton Co., where the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed that an expert’s awareness of the duty…

Two recent Court of Appeal decisions confirm the presumptive prejudgment interest (PJI) rate for non-pecuniary damages sits at 5% not 1.3%, settling to an extent the debate that existed in previous caselaw. For Ryan Marinacci, associate at Bogoroch & Associates…

As Cristina Sdao puts it: “The law was always the plan for me.” Leveraging her undergrad double major in health studies and law and society, she gravitated to health law as her practice area of choice. “Health is such an…

Two recently settled cases illustrate Bogoroch & Associates LLP’s unwavering dedication to pursuing every possible avenue to achieve the best outcomes for their clients, says Richard Bogoroch, managing partner of the firm.  The cases, Hunter and Geller*, underscore the importance of…

Mallory Hendry of Canadian Lawyer sat down with Ryan Marinacci, associate at Bogoroch & Associates, to discuss why delayed diagnosis cases are uniquely challenging. What often comes to mind when thinking of medical malpractice is a botched surgery: a doctor…

Mallory Hendry of Canadian Lawyer sat down with Rachel Radomski, lawyer at Bogoroch & Associates, to discuss these claims that come with the warmer weather. After a long winter with heavy snow, the changing seasons can bring more than just…