Powell River Peak: Family fights for accountability
Marjorie Herron, 97, had been living in assisted care for six years when she died last year from what her daughter alleges was a preventable fall.
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The Province: Successful lawsuits will spark change
Investigations by the coroner’s office and the children’s commission (the latter of which was abolished in 2002 by the B.C. Liberals) found Heidi died of medical errors.
But when Adamson asked her lawyer about the next steps after Heidi’s death, she was told there were none..
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Vancouver Sun: Group urges medical malpractice law change
British Columbia needs to overhaul laws governing awards in medical malpractice cases, the Wrongful Death Law Reform Group urged Sunday.
At present, they say, the laws mean no damages can be awarded in wrongful death cases unless the victim was a wage earner or guardian of dependents.
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The Province: Families fight wrongful death law
Advocates of changing the law say B.C. is among the last provinces in Canada to allow for the suing of non-pecuniary damages for wrongful deaths.
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CTV News: Movement builds to allow wrongful death suits in B.C.
People in West Kelowna are hoping to honour the death of an elderly volunteer killed by a pickup truck this summer with a wrongful death act allowing grieving families to sue for loss of life.
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