Does there have to be a "substantial nexus" between the alleged negligence of an appellant in a medical malpractice case and the alleged loss of a patient?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Reid v. Galati, 2003 CanLII 18091 (ON SC):
The court in Roncato v. Caverly, supra, held that the evidence in that case disclosed at most a “tenuous nexus”, certainly not a “substantial nexus”, between the alleged negligence of the appellant in that case, and the person suffering the loss.
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