“We remain hopeful that the defendants will now engage us in meaningful settlement discussions,” said Sean Brown, one of the lawyers for the plaintiffs and a senior partner at Flaherty McCarthy LLP, to the Fulcrum.
Vincent Nadon
The U of O required the plaintiffs’ counsel to withdraw their request to have notification posted on the University webpage and amend several common issues as conditions for their consent to the certification of the lawsuit.
The grounds of the motion for the proposed class proceeding allege, “[t]he University of Ottawa received at least two complaints in or about 1995 by former patients of Nadon, regarding his inappropriate conduct of a sexual nature. The University of Ottawa failed to take appropriate steps to prevent the improper conduct from occurring again, including requiring the dismissal of Nadon from the UOHS.”
40 more women have come forward since February with charges against Nadon On Friday May 4, former University of Ottawa Health Services (UOHS) doctor Vincent Nadon appeared in court after being charged with over 90 counts of sexual assault and voyeurism. Nadon, 56, was first charged with sexual assault and voyeurism in January by a …
According to a media statement released by the Ottawa Police, “the charges relate to incidents involving ten female victims.”
UOHS released a statement on Jan. 19, reassuring patients who were registered under Nadon that they will continue to receive access to timely medical care at the walk-in clinic located at 100 Marie-Curie Private.
