2024 ONSC 7256 (CanLII) | Brown v. Meaney | CanLII
Bonn Law successfully represented Skyler Brown and her family in an important medical malpractice action involving a rare and treatable neurological disorder. Following a 12-day trial, the Ontario Superior Court found that two pediatric neurologists were negligent in failing to properly investigate and treat pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy (PDE), a rare seizure disorder, and in failing to obtain informed consent from the child’s parents. The Court concluded that these failures caused or contributed to devastating and permanent neurological injuries suffered by the plaintiff.
2024 ONSC 7256 (CanLII) | Brown v. Meaney | CanLII
2026 ONCA 445 (CanLII) | Brown v. Meaney | CanLII
In June 2026, the Ontario Court of Appeal unanimously upheld the trial judgment, affirming the findings of negligence, causation, and lack of informed consent. The Court confirmed that physicians have an ongoing obligation to reassess diagnostic possibilities as a patient’s condition evolves and to fully inform patients and families of reasonable treatment alternatives. The appeal was dismissed in its entirety, preserving a substantial judgment in favour of the Brown family.
2026 ONCA 445 (CanLII) | Brown v. Meaney | CanLII
Kristian Bonn, Bonn Law, together with co-counsel Paul Harte of Harte Law, represented the Brown family at trial and successfully defended the judgment before the Ontario Court of Appeal, securing a precedent-setting victory in Canadian medical negligence law.