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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>
July 25, 2018
Updated July 27 2018 – Numerous Ottawa families were shocked to receive a letter from the Main Street Family Medical Centre this week advising that they had been possibly exposed to unclean instruments at the clinic. Over 4600 patients may have been affected and have been asked to return to the clinic to undergo testing […] READ MORE>
November 16, 2017
Cerebral palsy, a permanent neurological syndrome, has many causes. However one undeniable cause is lack of oxygen at birth. The deprivation of oxygen (asphyxia), can cause brain tissue to die (ischemia) leading to permanent cognitive and physical disabilities. Lack of oxygen- was it preventable? Whether the brain damage was caused by the medical negligence of […] 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>