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Frivolous Complaint Confirms Dentists Can Be Selective of Patients
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Court Case Reviews

Court decisions are an essential part of the law. They set precedents that help guide decisions in future cases. These are posts where we’ve reviewed court case decisions on topics affecting dentists and dental practice owners in Canada.

We break down the cases and take the legal jargon out of the court decisions to explain how they are relevant to you and your business. Topics include employment and termination lawsuits, landlord and lease disputes, patient complaints, non-compete regulations and more!

Feb 09 2021
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Frivolous Complaint Confirms Dentists Can Be Selective of Patients

By DMC Practice Management
As a service industry, dentistry is susceptible to patient complaints. It is something that every dentist knows they will have to deal with at some…
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Jan 26 2021
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Dentist Employers: Are Your Employment Agreements Still Valid?

By DMC Employment Law
Employers are often lulled into a false sense of security when they have written employment agreements for their employees. The unfortunate reality is that not…
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Nov 24 2020
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Resignations, Releases, and Representations, Oh My! Still Not Enough to Curb Employee Termination Pay

By DMC Buying a Practice, Employment Law
We wrote recently about the risks of not having clear, unambiguous and specific language in your employment contracts, especially when it comes to termination costs.…
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Nov 03 2020
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To Pay or Not To Pay: Bonuses & Commissions After Termination

By DMC Employment Law
A couple of recent cases have clarified and solidified employees’ rights to bonuses and commissions during their notice of termination period.
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Aug 25 2020
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Patient With Bleeding Gums Loses “Dirty Instrument” Case Against Dentist

By Michael Carabash Michael's Operatory
This type of stuff makes my blood boil. It's something EVERY dentist will have to deal with at some point in their careers: an unhappy…
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Jul 28 2020
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The Supreme Court MUST Reverse Waksdale Decision

By Michael Carabash Employment Law
Good News Employer Dentists! Waksdale is Getting Appealed to the Supreme Court The Law Firm that represents the employer that lost in that terrible Ontario…
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Jun 30 2020
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New Employment Case Terrible for Dentist Employers!

By Michael Carabash Employment Law, Michael's Operatory
Terrible for dentist employers.  Just Terrible!  That's what I think of the recent Ontario Court of Appeal case of Benjamin Waksdale vs. Swegon North America…
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May 05 2020
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Patterson Dental Loses Court Appeal (GST Anesthetics Case)

By Michael Carabash Practice Management
So from May 1, 2005 to December 1, 2008, Patterson Dental was selling anesthetic solutions and NOT charging GST. Why not?  Well, the theory (per…
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Nov 19 2019
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Dentist Awarded $5.26-million For Failed Eye Surgery

By Michael Carabash Michael's Operatory
In the case of Jesperson v. Karas, 2019 ONSC 5841, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ordered Dr. Yair Karas, an ophthalmologist, to pay $5.26-million…
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Nov 05 2019
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Class Actions Filed against SmileDirectClub for their IPO

By Michael Carabash Dental Service Organizations
Class Action Lawsuits have been launched in various U.S. states on behalf of investors (New York, Michigan, Tennessee) against SmileDirectClub in respect of their Initial…
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