Mark Barber died on February 17, 2006, at Humber River Regional Hospital in Toronto from pneumococcal bacterial meningitis. He was 46 years of age. The respondents, his surviving wife and two daughters, sued two emergency room physicians, the appellant Dr. Virat Joshi, and Dr. David John Shergold, in negligence, alleging that Mr. Barber’s death resulted from their failure to properly investigate, diagnose and treat his meningitis.
Barber v. Humber River Regional Hospital, 2015 ONSC 1838 – Reasons for Decision
Barber v. Humber River Regional Hospital, 2016 ONSC 897 – Responding to Dr. Joshi’s appeal to the original judgement of Justice Mary A. Sanderson of the Superior Court of Justice, dated July 7, 2015.
