Looking For Change
Cloverdale Reporter: “Further, B.C.’s Health Ministry doesn’t require service providers to notify police if an incident of abuse or neglect that may constitute a criminal offense, the film states.”
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Mom fights for parents’ right to sue
Times Colonist: “Currently, families have the right to sue for wrongful death of a child, or a retired or disabled person, but they could go bankrupt paying court costs in return for nominal damages…”
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Successful lawsuits will spark change
The Province: “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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Group urges medical malpractice law change
Vancouver Sun: “In B.C., only wage earners or guardians can collect damages in wrongful death lawsuits. 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
The Province: “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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