Past results are not necessarily indicative of future results and the amount recovered and other litigation outcomes will vary according to the facts in individual cases.
RECENT SETTLEMENTS AND AWARDS
Judgments
- Paul McGivern and Susanne Raab obtain $6.7 million through trial and post-judgment negotiations for infant injured during labour and delivery – May 31, 2016
- Paul McGivern and Susanne Raab successful at trial for infant who suffered brain injury due to mother’s eclamptic seizure – May 25, 2016
- Paul McGivern on winning team at the Supreme Court of Canada for child who suffered a brain injury at birth – May 24, 2013
- Paul McGivern and Susanne Raab on team winning hard-fought battle for injured infant at the Supreme Court of Canada – April 4, 2013
- Paul McGivern , working as co-counsel, obtained multi-million dollar judgement for client who suffered catastrophic brain injury due to bacterial meningitis – July 7, 2009
Settlements
- $8,000,000 for infant with life-altering injuries due to delayed diagnosis and treatment of severe jaundice
- $1,125,000 for brain injury due to unwitnessed falls while in hospital
- $2,600,000 for delay in spine surgery leading to spinal cord injury
- $3,000,000 for delayed diagnosis of infection leading to stroke
- $2,395,000 for delayed surgery to decompress a herniated disk leading to permanent injury
- $625,000 for wrongful death caused by surgical error
- $2,500,000 for delayed diagnosis of vascular injury leading to above knee amputation
- $950,000 for stroke caused by mismanagement of intravenous access
- $1,850,000 for stroke worsened by incorrect administration of medication
- $8,000,000 settlement on behalf of an infant who suffered a brain injury during birth
- $6.45 million settlement for an infant who suffered brain injury around the time of birth
- $1.75 million settlement for adult disabled by recurrence of spinal infection
- $750,000 for adult suffering perforated bowel leading to permanent colostomy
- $1.37 million for wrongful death due to missed diagnosis of colon cancer
- $3 million for undiagnosed post-surgical bleeding leading to disability
- $3.3 million dollars settlement for adult injured as a result of improperly treated infection
- $950,000 for undiagnosed brain bleed
- $500,000 for wrongful death due to undiagnosed heart disease leading to cardiac arrest
- $1.1 million for missed diagnosis of stroke
- $7.4 million settlement for infant injured during birth
- $6.4 million settlement for infant injured during birth
- $5.5 million settlement for newborn injured as a result of a medication error
- $2.125 million settlement for delayed diagnosis of neurologic problem leading to permanent injury
- $4.5 million settlement for infant injured during delivery
- $250,000 settlement for mother’s injuries during labour and delivery
- $4.5 million settlement for infant injured during delivery
- $4.8 million settlement for client rendered quadriplegic
- $4.4 million settlement for infant injured during delivery
- $2.2 million settlement for delay in diagnoses of severe infection leading to paraplegia
- $850,000 settlement for medical negligence leading to chronic pain
- $2.75 million settlement for undiagnosed head injury
- $4.7 million settlement for delayed diagnosis of meningitis in infant leading to severe brain injury