Douglas Montgomery

The Member, a Registered Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by participating in a benefits fraud scheme.

Between 2017 and 2018, the Member submitted false claims for physiotherapy and massage therapy under her employer's benefit plan, receiving $4,480 for services not rendered.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.

The Member was found guilty of professional misconduct, reprimanded, and her certificate of registration was suspended for three months with conditions imposed.

The member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting approximately $9,000 in false claims for medical services and products under her employer's group benefit plan.

The Discipline Committee found that her actions constituted misappropriation of property, falsification of records, and dishonourable conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a four-month suspension, meetings with a regulatory expert, and 12 months of employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought discipline proceedings against the Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, alleging professional misconduct including sexual abuse and boundary violations.

The Member, while employed at a recovery centre, entered into a secretive romantic relationship with a highly vulnerable patient suffering from PTSD and an acquired brain injury.

The patient subsequently discharged himself against medical advice to live with the Member.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by sexually abusing the patient through touching and kissing, and by engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee revoked the Member's certificate of registration and ordered an oral reprimand, emphasizing the absolute responsibility of nurses to maintain professional boundaries and protect patients from harm.

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims to her employer's benefit plan between 2012 and 2018, receiving at least $18,647.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member committed professional misconduct, including misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable conduct.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a 4-month suspension, and terms and conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims to her employer's benefit plan totaling $7,140.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member committed professional misconduct, including misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a 4-month suspension, and terms and conditions including meetings with a Regulatory Expert and employer notification.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims to her employer's benefit plan between 2013 and 2017, receiving approximately $6,420.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member misappropriated property, falsified records, and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, noting that the Member had already signed an undertaking to permanently resign from the College of Nurses of Ontario.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by participating in a fraudulent scheme to submit false claims for physiotherapy services and medical compression stockings under his employer's benefit plan, totaling approximately $5,985.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order, finding the Member committed professional misconduct including misappropriation of property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The penalty included an oral reprimand, a 4-month suspension, meetings with a Regulatory Expert, and a 12-month period of employer notification.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims totaling approximately $41,859 to her employer's benefit plan between 2011 and 2017.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member contravened standards of practice, misappropriated property, falsified records, and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a six-month suspension, terms and conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert, and a $1,500 fine.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, admitted to professional misconduct for participating in a benefits fraud scheme at her workplace.

Between August and October 2012, she submitted false claims totaling $5,070 under the employer's benefit plan and split the proceeds with a service provider employee.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member committed professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing an oral reprimand, a 4-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration, including meetings with a Regulatory Expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for submitting false claims under her employer's group benefit plan.

Between 2011 and 2016, the member submitted false claims totaling $15,323 and split the funds with a facilitator.

The member admitted to the allegations and entered into an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct, including misappropriation of property and falsifying records.

The Committee accepted the joint submission, ordering a reprimand, a four-month suspension, and conditions requiring meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting a false claim of $1,600 for compression stockings under her employer's benefit plan.

The Member split the reimbursement with the service provider and used her share for non-covered items.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.

The Member was reprimanded, her certificate of registration was suspended for three months, and terms, conditions, and limitations were imposed on her certificate.

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims totaling $2,650 under her employer's benefit plan for orthopaedic products and services, receiving non-medical merchandise instead.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a Joint Submission on Order, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for submitting false claims under her employer's benefit plan between 2011 and 2017, receiving at least $14,515.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging she split the proceeds with service providers and used fraudulent prescriptions.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct, including misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a four-month suspension of her certificate of registration, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification for 12 months.

The plaintiffs sought judicial approval of a $100 million settlement in a class action regarding hidden foreign exchange fees in registered accounts, along with approval of class counsel's legal fees and representative plaintiff honoraria.

The court approved the settlement as fair and reasonable.

However, the court declined to approve the requested $25 million in legal fees based on a straight-line 25% contingency, finding that in a 'mega-fund' settlement, a multiplier and percentage cross-check must be used to avoid a windfall and maintain the integrity of the profession.

The court approved $20 million in legal fees, plus disbursements and taxes, and approved the requested honoraria for the representative plaintiffs.