Davidson Cahill Morrison LLPToronto, ON · December 16, 2025Follow

Shaw Estate v. Handler – Court of Appeal Dismisses ER Doctor’s Appeal of Judgment Against Him Relating to Death of 34-Year Old Mother of 4

Elisha Shaw was 34 and a mother of four when she died after being discharged from an emergency department with an undiagnosed internal hernia. After a 12-day trial, the Ontario Superior Court found the emergency physician negligent. In Shaw Estate v Handler, the Court of Appeal for Ontario has now dismissed his appeal and upheld that finding, bringing the family a measure of finality nearly a decade on.

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