Negligence: Alleged failure to diagnose and treat Lyme disease from December 2015 to May 2018, causing chronic Lyme disease and significant injuries.
Standard of Care: Argued clinical diagnosis based on symptoms and tick exposure was necessary due to unreliable Ontario Lyme disease tests.
Expert Evidence: Beazley and his expert, Dr. Ben Boucher, were ruled unqualified to give expert evidence.
Court Rulings:
Expert Qualification: Beazley’s request to be recognized as an expert was denied; his evidence was inadmissible.
Document Admissibility: Many documents were ruled inadmissible due to procedural non-compliance, including incomplete or unauthenticated documents.
Second Affidavit: Request to file a second affidavit from Dr. Boucher was denied.
Evidence:
Defendants: Joint Book of Medical Records, affidavits from doctors, and seven expert witnesses supported the defendants' adherence to the standard of care.
Plaintiff: Failed to provide admissible expert evidence.
Summary Judgment:
Doctors: No genuine issue requiring a trial for negligence or misrepresentation claims.
Hospital: Not vicariously liable for doctors' actions nor negligent in its own right.
Partial Summary Judgment: Denied due to insufficient evidence.
Appeal Motion:
Extension Request: Sought due to procedural confusion as a self-represented litigant.
Decision: Denied as the appeal lacked sufficient merit.
