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September 29, 2023
Andrea Girones is pleased to announce that after a 4 month trial on Zoom, Justice Emery of the Superior Court of Ontario, has ruled in favour of our client Sankavi Rathan in the matter of Rathan v. Dr. Scheufler. Sankavi Rathan sustained a permanent birth injury to her right brachial plexus, a nerve matrix found in […] READ MORE>
September 23, 2019
Girones Lawyers is having a free legal clinic November 1, 2019 in Pembroke. We will be available to meet with you (by appointment only) for a free consultation. We can provide legal help with; Long/short term disability insurance denials Car accidents Wrongful Dismissals Slip and fall injuries Medical malpractice claims against hospital or doctors Fire/flood/tornado […] READ MORE>
September 28, 2017
September 2017- Nothing prepares a parent for the shock that their new born baby has a severe nerve injury. Many parents are overwhelmed by concern for their child and only later do they think back to “how did this happen and could it have been prevented?” With most birth brachial plexus injuries (BBPI), also known […] READ MORE>
October 21, 2016
September 2016 – Girones Lawyers has successfully resolved another case involving a birth brachial plexus injury. Young Melissa (name and certain details changed to protect confidentiality) was born 16 years ago in a large hospital in south-western Ontario. Melissa’s birth was complicated by the medical condition known as Shoulder Dystocia, meaning the shoulder of the […] READ MORE>
June 22, 2016
Below is the paper that Andrea Girones recently presented to the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association Medical Malpractice Caucus. Andrea Girones exclusively represents injured clients, particularly children injured at birth. Introduction Birth Brachial plexus injuries (or BBPI) are a common source of obstetrical malpractice litigation. An otherwise healthy, full term baby can be left with a […] READ MORE>