Kimberly N. Knight

Kimberly is an associate practicing exclusively in the area of health law. She has significant experience in medical negligence litigation. Her practice focuses on helping those that have been injured through medical negligence. She has experience in representing clients before the Provincial and Superior Ontario Courts of Justice, as well as various administrative tribunals, including the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board and the Immigration and Refugee Board.

Kimberly obtained her J.D. from the University of Toronto in 2013. She articled with Siskinds and began practicing Health Law once she was called to the bar in 2014. Prior to obtaining her J.D. degree, Kimberly graduated with High Distinction from the University of Toronto, receiving an Honours B.Sc with a specialist in Environment Science and a major in Biology in 2010.

Born and raised in the province of Newfoundland, Kimberly has come to love the Forest City. She enjoys mountain biking, hiking with her family, and reading fantasy and sci-fi novels.

French

Middlesex Law Association, Member
Law Society of Ontario, Member
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, Member
Southwest Region Women's Law Association, Member
Medico-Legal Society of Toronto, Member

Obstetrical Malpractice – NST – Hypoxia – Brain Damage, Developmental Delay and Cognitive Deficits

Resolved case alleging failure to respond to non-reassuring fetal heart recordings. Standard of care failure alleged against obstetricians and nurses. Standard of care failures causing in prolonged hypoxia, brain damage, developmental delay and cognitive deficits.

General Surgical and Medical Malpractice – Failure to anti-coagulate – Stroke – Paralysis

Resolved case alleging failure to anti-coagulate an inpatient for clot prophylaxis causing stroke and quadriplegia.

Chiropractic Malpractice

Trial award of damages for back pain caused by chiropractic failures to adequately discuss the potential risks and alternatives of the proposed treatment, and failure to perform a proper examination, which led to an exacerbation of the underlying lumbar disc herniation.

Deboer v. Dr. D.M. Kolyn et al., 2016 ONSC 7108

Trial decision awarding damages to the plaintiff for breaches of the standard of care by a radiologist and a general surgeon which delayed the diagnosis of the Plaintiff’s breast cancer. The Trial Judge held that but for the Defendants’ negligence, the Plaintiff would not be suffering from cancer metastases in her bones and would not die prematurely from this disease.

*Please note that past results are not necessarily indicative of future results and that litigation outcomes will vary according to the facts in individual cases

Guest Lecturer at the Western, January 2022, Law Capstone in Litigation course on causation, particularly within medical negligence actions
Speaker at The First Annual Med-Mal Luncheon, January 2019 “Stirrett v Cheema – Case Comment – When does a fiduciary duty exist in the physician-patient relationship?”
Speaker at Straight From the Bench Conference, May 2017 “Sanzone v Schechter – Case Comment – Timing of Summary Judgement Motions”

Western University Law School, Adjunct Professor – Capstone in Litigation
Western University Health Sciences Research and Ethics Board, Part-Time Member
Learning Disabilities Association of London, Past Board Member
London Cycling Club, Past Member
A.N.A.F. Local 393, Past Member
St. John Ambulance, Past Divisional Training Officer

• Neurological imaging to prove brain injury in medical negligence litigation
• Surgical stapler malfunctions can result in serious injuries
• Assessing medical malpractice damages—subrogated claims
• Assessing medical malpractice damages – Family Law Act claims: Overview
• Assessing medical malpractice damages—past and future expenses including health care costs
• Medical Malpractice Frequently Asked Questions
• Assessing medical malpractice damages—past and future income loss
• Assessing medical malpractice damages—non-pecuniary general damages
• Assessing medical malpractice—an introduction
• What can a medical negligence action accomplish?
• The Right to Physician-Assisted Suicide – Carter v. Canada, 2015 SCC 5
• Consent of Minors to Medical Treatment