The appellants appealed the dismissal of their medical malpractice action following the death of a 22-year-old man in hospital.
The deceased had been switched from morphine to Dilaudid by the respondent physician, and the appellants alleged the dosage was excessive and caused his death by opioid overdose.
The trial judge accepted the respondent's expert evidence that the dosage met the standard of care and that the cause of death was not an opioid overdose.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding no error in the trial judge's approach to liability, standard of care, or causation.
