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Toronto East General Hospital and Court Injunction

court injunction: Canh Luong, who was 94, died later that evening as her family rushed to get a court injunction that would stop the order long enough to have her transferred to another hospital, the family alleges. , according to Hamilton Spectator. The allegations have not been proven in court. Toronto physician Dr. Alvin Chang unilaterally placed a "do not resuscitate" order on an elderly patient at Toronto East General Hospital last October against the repeated wishes of her family, a statement of claim filed in court alleges. Chang and Toronto East General committed "wrongful death, abuse of power, negligence and breach of fiduciary duties," reads the claim, which seeks $1.2 million in damages for four of Luong family. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.