Are Canadian Medical Malpractice Claims Different Than in the United States?
In a word; yes. Lot’s of people have read about large jury awards for personal injury claims in the United States. Sometimes the American jury awards seem to be out of proportion to the injury. In Canada, court awards are much lower than awards for similar injuries from courts in the United States. Cases that might be successful in the U.S. are simply not economically feasible to pursue in Canada. Nova Scotia also has some of the most conservative (lowest) awards in Canada for compensation for personal injury claims. Role of the C.M.P.A.: In Canada, most doctors are defended by a single organization, the Canadian Medical Protection Association (the C.M.P.A.). The C.M.P.A. has two point nine (2.9) BILLION DOLLARS in assets (money in the bank). The C.M.P.A. uses this money to hire the best experts and lawyers money can buy. Many victims of serious medical errors cannot work, or have huge expenses for ongoing rehabilitation or medical care. Against such overwhelming financial odds, Canadi
