Court bars duty of care to future child in medical cases
Ontario Court of Appeal ruled doctors owe duty only to current patient, not to a future child. The unanimous decision rejected a lawsuit by the parents of Jamie Paxton, born with disabilities after Accutane exposure, ensuring physicians' primary obligation remains to the patient.
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