What are some examples of the evidentiary use of clinical records in medical malpractice cases?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Brooks v Habib, 2019 BCSC 1398 (CanLII):
In Edmondson v. Payer, 2011 BCSC 118, aff’d 2012 BCCA 114, Mr. Justice Smith provided instructive commentary on the evidentiary use of clinical records:
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