April 27, 2022

Murphy Battista

Vancouver Sun and Global News cover certification of class action against ICBC on behalf of accident victims

The Vancouver Sun and Global News have covered the recent certification of a class action against ICBC and the province on behalf of accident victims. Read the Vancouver Sun coverage here:  Class Action Lawsuit certified against ICBC over benefits to accident victims Global News coverage below.

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April 11, 2022

Murphy Battista

Maclean’s magazine covers the Brigitte Cleroux nurse imposter story and class action

The May 2022 issue of Maclean’s features an investigative piece by journalist Sarah Treleaven on Brigitte Cleroux, the woman who used fake nursing credentials to gain employment at BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre from June 2020 to June 2021. Read the story “The nurse imposter. Brigitte Cleroux faked her…

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April 7, 2022

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Murphy Battista LLP acting in medical negligence case on behalf of Lake Country woman whose husband tragically died of necrotizing fasciitis.

Keri Grenier of our Kelowna office represents Ms. Britney Stewart, whose husband, Josh Wakely, died of necrotizing fasciitis (commonly known as flesh-eating disease) after seeking medical attention in Fort St. John on three separate occasions. Tragically, by the time the infection was correctly diagnosed, it was too late to save…

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March 10, 2022

Murphy Battista

News coverage of Correctional Services Canada proposed class action hearing (March 8-11, 2022)

Angela Bespflug and Janelle O’Connor of our office are in the Federal Court of Canada this week for a certification hearing in a proposed class action against the Government of Canada on behalf of Canadian female corrections officers. The class action alleges their workplace is rife with gender-based harassment, sexual…

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October 4, 2021

Murphy Battista

More sexual assault survivors turning to civil court

Janelle O’Connor is representing a BC woman in a civil lawsuit against two Victoria realtors and their agency for sexual assault. Read the CBC Go Public story (Warning: distressing details): Civil suit alleges 2 Victoria real estate agents drugged and sexually assaulted their client Watch the story clip from CBC’s…

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July 8, 2021

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Murphy Battista LLP recognized by Canadian Lawyer magazine as one of the top personal injury boutiques in Canada

We are proud to share that Murphy Battista is one of the 2021 winning firms named by Canadian Lawyer magazine from among personal injury law boutiques in Ontario, Western Canada and Atlantic Canada. Our firm was founded in 1982 as a client-focused personal injury law firm committed to doing excellent,…

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July 5, 2021

Alex Sayn-Wittgenstein

Alex Sayn-Wittgentstein interviewed by Canadian Lawyer magazine regarding medical bias in malpractice cases.

Alex Sayn-Wittgenstein spoke with Canadian Lawyer’s regarding the potential legal implications of doctors and nurses having stereotypes, biases and presumptions about their patients. Alex discusses, things Canadian Lawyers should look for, the state of case law and any other insight he has for Canadian Lawyers. Read the full article: Medical…

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May 27, 2021

Murphy Battista

Family of BC Woman launches lawsuit against ex-Mounties alleging interference with investigation.

John Cameron is representing the family of Arlene Westerfelt in a lawsuit against two former RCMP officers. Ms. Westerfelt’s body was found in Lake Okanagan in 2016 after a canoeing accident. Initially treated as an accident, the situation turned into an investigation that resulted in second-degree murder charges against Ms.…

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May 17, 2021

Murphy Battista

UPS bungle over life-saving oxygen equipment highlights need for plain language in consumer contracts.

Go Public interviewed Scott Stanley for comment on a Calgary woman’s experience with UPS when she tried to ship a piece of life-saving equipment to family members in Mexico. Unfortunately, the device never made it. Instead, it got caught up in import permit red tape, and when it was returned…

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April 27, 2021

Murphy Battista

Province planning to introduce retroactive legislation to scuttle proposed class action

The BC government plans to introduce retroactive legislation to provide statutory authority for the reimbursement that is the subject of a proposed class action lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that successive provincial governments since 1973 have been using ICBC monies (between $16 million and $60 million annually) to reimburse BC’s Medical…

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