What is the test for negligent misrepresentation in medical malpractice cases?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from K.D. v. B.C. Women's Hospital et al., 2004 BCSC 1568 (CanLII):
The claim of negligent misrepresentation is an unusual one in a medical malpractice case. The leading decision on negligent misrepresentation is Queen v. Cognos Inc., 1993 CanLII 146 (SCC), [1993] 1 S.C.R. 87.
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