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CRITERE OBJECTIF MODIFIE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-09-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
- Health Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- modified objective test of causation
1, record 1, English, modified%20objective%20test%20of%20causation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- modified objective test 2, record 1, English, modified%20objective%20test
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the court should adopt the modified objective test set out in Reibl v. Hughes. The test enunciated relies on a combination of objective and subjective factors in order to determine whether the failure to disclose actually caused the harm of which the plaintiff complains. It requires that the court consider what the reasonable patient in the plaintiff's circumstances would have done if faced with the same situation. 3, record 1, English, - modified%20objective%20test%20of%20causation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Having rejected both a purely subjective and a purely objective approach, [Chief Justice] crafted a test that fell between the two, the "modified objective" test. 3, record 1, English, - modified%20objective%20test%20of%20causation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
... a modified objective test of causation is to be employed in assessing whether the patient would have consented to the operation if properly warned. 4, record 1, English, - modified%20objective%20test%20of%20causation
Record 1, Key term(s)
- modified objective test for causation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
- Droit de la santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- critère de causalité objectif modifié
1, record 1, French, crit%C3%A8re%20de%20causalit%C3%A9%20objectif%20modifi%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- critère objectif modifié 2, record 1, French, crit%C3%A8re%20objectif%20modifi%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[ ... ] il ne sera pas suffisant d'établir à la satisfaction du tribunal que le patient aurait refusé le traitement s'il avait été pleinement informé; on devra également prouver au tribunal qu'un patient raisonnable, placé dans la même situation, aurait fait de même. [ ... ] C'est là le véritable sens du critère objectif adopté dans l'affaire Reibl c. Hughes, que l'on appelle le «critère de causalité objectif modifié». 1, record 1, French, - crit%C3%A8re%20de%20causalit%C3%A9%20objectif%20modifi%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Le juge] a explicitement déclaré qu'il fallait continuer d'appliquer le critère objectif modifié dans une action intentée par un patient contre un médecin pour négligence. 3, record 1, French, - crit%C3%A8re%20de%20causalit%C3%A9%20objectif%20modifi%C3%A9
Record 1, Key term(s)
- critère objectif modifié en matière de causalité
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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