Law

In making a decision on penalty, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia looked at sanctions in similar cases from the '90s. But while penalties then may be different than what would apply today, the ethics regarding sex with patients were just as definitive.

Brigitte Cleroux is serving a seven-year prison sentence handed down in April in Ontario. Now she's facing similar charges in British Columbia.

Two lawyers run down the steps.

After an arthroscopic knee surgery, the patient had persistent pain, so the surgeon must have injured an artery, right?

No, don't fire and rehire so you can change your terms of employment. There are better things you can do, says Toronto employment lawyer Nancy Shapiro.

Dr. Harmander Singh Gill has already been found guilty in another case from 2014 involving fraudulent billing for rapid strep tests. But he's currently appealing the Ontario college's decision to revoke his license and to impose hearing costs of $124,000.

The Victoria, B.C., psychiatrists put their vulnerable patients at risk, ruled the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia.

Believe it or not, treating patients who don’t yet exist is an actual issue in malpractice law.