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Medical Director: Paramedic Dismissal

The Ontario Divisional Court in, Scheerer v. Waldbillig, 2006 CanLII 6460 (ON S.C.D.C.), recently examined the issue of the control a medical director has over paramedic conduct and the paramedic's practice and service delivery. The decision deals with some interesting…

Sidewalk Trip Defects

by Johannes Schenk / On February 20, 2006 / In Municipal Law

Trips and fall cases on City property usually fall within the policy defence line of cases. Bracken v. City of Vancouver et al, 2006 BCSC 136 is one such case. Bracken is a straightforward case but it is interesting for…

New York City Monitoring Diabetics

by Johannes Schenk / On January 11, 2006 / In Human Rights Law, Municipal Law

Wow. According to the Washington Post, New York City health labs will be required to report blood sugar test results to the city health department. The results will be monitored for the purpose of tracking the disease and patients and…

Dangerous Dogs

by Johannes Schenk / On January 6, 2006 / In Municipal Law

Here is one for you municipal types that have the thankless, but important, task of dealing with dogs and their owners that don't behave. The matter can take on an extreme degree of seriousness: we are all familiar with the…

Negligent Building Inspection

by Johannes Schenk / On December 18, 2005 / In Municipal Law

Parsons v. Finch and City of Richmond et al., 2005 BCSC 1733, examines the City of Richmond's duty of care to a home owner in the case of a house that settled on unstable soil after it was built. The…

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