Court of appeal certifies class action lawsuit against health authority, former nurse
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A New Brunswick mother who is the lead plaintiff in a court case has received an early Christmas gift after the province’s top court certified her class-action lawsuit.
A New Brunswick mother who is the lead plaintiff in a court case has received an early Christmas gift after the province’s top court certified her class-action lawsuit.
The woman is suing both Horizon Health and one of its former nurses.
Late last week, New Brunswick’s Court of Appeal certified a class-action lawsuit involving a group of women who allege they were given a drug to induce labour while at the Moncton Hospital.
The decision overturns a ruling from the Court of King’s Bench in November 2023.
Jayde Scott is the representative plaintiff in the class-action lawsuit against Horizon and Nicole Ruest, the former nurse.
Scott alleges her emergency C-section while delivering twins in 2019 was the result of oxytocin being administered to her without consent. Oxytocin is given to women to induce labour by causing the uterus to contract.
John McKiggan, co-counsel for the plaintiffs, said the decision is great news to hear just before Christmas.
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A New Brunswick mother who is the lead plaintiff in a court case has received an early Christmas gift after the province’s top court certified her class-action lawsuit.