Lawsuits Over Covid-19 Handling in Nursing Homes Raise Questions About Standard of Care

Lawsuits Over Covid-19 Handling in Nursing Homes Raise Questions About Standard of Care
A resident waves as she is brought into a seniors residence in Montreal on May 1, 2020 . The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
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TORONTO—As the deadly toll of COVID−19 on Canada’s nursing homes gives rise to a growing number of proposed class−action lawsuits, some legal experts say the cases will turn on what’s considered reasonable care during a pandemic.

The ongoing global health crisis that has disproportionately affected the elderly poses a unique and unprecedented backdrop for such civil actions, which have emerged in Ontario and Quebec in recent weeks, experts say.