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Paul Cahill to Present at OTLA Spring Conference 2026 on Surgical "Never Events" and Recognized Complication Cases

Paul Cahill to Present at OTLA Spring Conference 2026 on Surgical “Never Events” and Recognized Complication Cases

Proving surgical negligence means proving what happened behind the closed doors of an operating room, often with no independent witnesses and operative notes written hours later. At the OTLA Spring Conference 2026, Paul Cahill presents on the difficult line between surgical “never events” and “recognized complications,” and why outcome alone is never enough to establish liability.

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2026 Legate Injury Lawyers' Medical Malpractice Moot

Hudson Chalmers of Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP Participates as a Judge in the 2026 Legate Injury Lawyers’ Medical Malpractice Moot

For the third year running, Hudson Chalmers of Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP served as a trial judge at the medical malpractice moot run by Legate Injury Lawyers and the Western Health Law Association. This year’s problem turned on an emergency physician’s alleged failure to diagnose a pre-term, premature rupture of membranes.

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Hudson Chalmers Judging Medical Malpractice Mock Trial

Hudson Chalmers of Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP Participates in Medical Malpractice Mock Trial at University of Toronto

At the 8th Annual University of Toronto Mock Trial Cup, Hudson Chalmers of Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP volunteered as a trial judge. The hypothetical: a 13-year-old boy who suffered an ischemic stroke in the waiting room while a blood test that should have taken 30 to 45 minutes took two and a half hours. The problem turned on standard of care and causation, the two questions at the heart of most medical malpractice litigation.

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