Torts — Negligence — Medical malpractice — Causation — Trial judge finding respondent obstetrician liable for applicant infant's injuries — Whether, under principles described in Snell v. Farrell, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 311, it is open for a trier of fact to find causation by drawing an inference based on all the evidence led at trial, notwithstanding the fact that the defence has led some evidence to the contrary — Whether, in an informed consent case, the causation issue is decided in accordance with the majority or
the minority opinions of the House of Lords in Chester v Afshar, [2005] 1 A.C. 134.
For example, the majority or
minority opinions of the Supreme Court of Canada in Hollis v. Dow Corning Corp., [1995] 4 SCR 634, 1995 CanLII 55.
The debate between the two policy analysts, which appears to have influenced both majority and
minority opinions of the court, is presented in the upcoming issue of Education Next.
They tend to be
minority opinions of the politicians.
And the law is on your side, whatever
the minority opinions of anyone or any antiquated establishment may be.
In the view of scientific experts, the recent findings vindicate what used to be
the minority opinion of those who referred to cigarettes as «coffin nails» and who otherwise challenged what were commonly viewed as the health benefits of smoking.
Deference as Respect Another interesting recent American case is Wos v. E.M.A.. Here,
the minority opinion of interest is that of Justice Breyer.
Not exact matches
A recent Biz2Credit survey
of more than 1,500
minority business owners from across the country in late March and early April asked for their
opinions about the economy overall and their own prospects for success in 2016.
The
opinion of an independent third party can also help you decide which route to take when dealing with relationships and transactions with
minority shareholders, employee ownership and stock option arrangements, and litigation and shareholder disputes.
Public
opinion polling during the summer
of 2008 placed the Conservatives and Liberals in a virtual dead heat, leading most to speculate at the time that if an election were held there would be a third
minority government.
Whereas social networks are dominated by a noisy
minority of people who may not reflect your customer base, insight communities help brands build authentic relationships, while gathering continuous consumer feedback,
opinions and preferences.
CNN I beg
of you to stop giving such
minority opinions so much attention, and using such inflammatory headlines.
Akbar believed that he needed closer social contacts with the Hindus, for he was
of the
opinion that Mughal rule in India could not rest for long on the strength
of the Muslim
minority unless it had the active support
of the Hindus.
A group that barely tolerates gays, Muslims, and other
minority issues (much less the rest
of mainstream America) can not be considered to have a diverse group
of opinions.
Further, lest the public presume that his message represented a
minority opinion, the whole fellowship signed their spokesman's text ahead
of time.
At the September 1933 World YMCA conference in Sofia, Bulgaria, Bonhoeffer warned
of the «growing persecution
of minorities» in Nazi Germany and successfully influenced the delegates to pass a strongly worded resolution condemning the violence against Jews: «We especially deplore the fact that the State measures against the Jews in Germany have had such an effect on public
opinion that in some circles the Jewish race is considered a race
of inferior status.»
The impossibility
of stamping «determinate sentencing» as good or bad in any given political climate points up the fact that reform measures ultimately depend on an informed, caring and articulate
minority of citizens who can influence public
opinion.
The most drastic example
of the application
of this principle is to he seen in the view
of religion which underlies the recently published report
of the Laymen's Appraisal Commission on Missions.4 In agreement with the
opinions of a
minority group among the missionaries, it implies the abandonment
of the old methods leading to conversion, which are based upon the conviction
of Christianity's possession
of absolute religious truth.
Mention should here be made
of a
minority opinion among some
of the Greek Fathers.
My view is a
minority opinion,
of course, but I was thrilled to read a few years back something that N. T. Wright wrote about Q:
I am glad we are moving towards a time where nonbelievers and people
of minority religions are feeling as free to speak their
opinions as freely as the privileged «Christian» masses.
Rather we will permit expressions
of a wide variety
of responsibly presented
minority opinions, including some very unpopular ones.
Next Sunday, in the First Church
of Nixie, New York, or the Saint Waldemar's Church
of Proxie, Alabama, I am sure the respective ministers will declare that love is a wonderful thing, that Jesus agreed with their
opinions; so why doesn't everybody get on the bandwagon and love one another — taking it easy,
of course, with Negroes,
minority groups, homosexual persons, criminals, the mentally ill, and many others?
He's an example
of what happens when a tiny
minority gets a lot
of money and believe that because someone is different or has different
opinions it's okay to break every rule they professes to follow.
My personal
opinion at this time is that nothing much will come from THIS movement except a fair amount
of new awareness (who besides a small
minority thought or more importantly discussed their thoughts about the 99 % before all this?..)
In a world where the law increasingly seems to exist not to protect
minority opinion but to impose the sexual or identitarian taste du jour, the uses
of these laws are increasingly sinister.
Although ghetto and other poor people are being served by many centers (one condition is that they must give help to anyone within a certain geographic area),
minority groups in particular have often viewed such services as being offered by an alien «university whitey» who, in their
opinion, fails to consult them about the kinds
of services they need.
Differences
of opinion regarding strategy, timing, and so on may exist among the members, but each
minority is in basic agreement about the nature
of the wrong it intends to correct.
In his maiden speech — which, following a tradition now rarely observed, he waited a year after his election to deliver — Sasse argued that the upper house
of the U.S. Congress was intended specifically by the framers to preserve
minority opinion by enshrining a process
of long - form debate to preclude a legislative fast track.
Judge Richard Posner, author
of the
opinion, wrote, «Homosexuals are among the most stigmatized, misunderstood, and discriminated against
minorities.»
As to good uses... the majority
of history disagrees with your
opinion, simply because
of percentages.Atheism is by its very definition an extreme
minority among peoples.There simply have not been enough
of them to be a serious contributing factor to the progress
of mankind.Granted even a blind squirrel gets an acorn once in a while.
This, however, is perhaps the experience
of only a
minority in secular Western society, although
opinion surveys suggest that even there the majority
of people believe in the existence
of God.
«We feel good about the people we have on offense, and if we can get a little better on defense, we'll be competitive,» says Jones, who is
of the
minority opinion that a team with an exceptional offense can overcome the handicap
of a mediocre defense.
I'm sure it is a
minority opinion and many folks who have more football smarts than I will think I'm full
of it.
However, I'm
of the
minority opinion and believe that Sanchez is not going to be sold no matter what.
The
opinions and voices
of the
minorities in the group were mocked and belittled and unfortunately, we had to make the decision to moderate the mob as this post (and a number
of others) devolved into ugliness.
A key requirement
of democracy is equal protection
of all stakeholders - i.e., if at some point there is a completely fair vote
of 2/3 population preferring the choices advocated and implemented by party A; and 1/3 preferring the choices
of party B - then a system must ensure that the
minority gets adequate protections and fair treatment; so that while at this moment country gets steered to choice A, the
minority doesn't get punished in any way for saying that in their
opinion choice B might be best; and if some
of the original voters change their mind, the choice B can still be known even if the governing clique that was elected on the idea
of A wants to continue with A forever.
If said areas have first - past - the - post voting, a
minority opinion population
of any given area is basically robbed
of being a full participant in a democratic process - the votes
of any Republican in NY, or a Democrat in Utah, don't matter at all in terms
of Presidential election.
A loud
minority of opinions and commentaries could dominate most media outlets.
Now, I don't want to be too cynical - if you wanted people to support a constitutional amendment which relinquishes sovereignty to Canada, you'd need a huge amount
of social influence over a prolonged period
of time; but some
of the existing initiatives for constitutional amendments are challenging mostly because
of active
minority groups applying pressure in both directions rather than staunch popular
opinion.
[51] Michael Millar, writing in The Spectator, was
of the
opinion that «the Equality Bill before parliament today gives employers the right to choose an ethnic
minority candidate or female candidate over a white male, specifically because they are an ethnic
minority or female.»
In the light
of what is happening, the slant
of the newspapers, and just by gauging the feel
of current public
opinion «on the streets» I can not see how Ed Miliband can now shrug off the dire warnings (and fears)
of a
minority Labour government in hock to the ScotNats, and become Prime Minister.
More voters have a favorable
opinion of Planned Parenthood (57 percent favorable), than
of Vice President Mike Pence (47 percent), President Donald Trump (44 percent), House Speaker Paul Ryan (37 percent), House
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (33 percent), Senate
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (26 percent), and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (20 percent).
The Majority and
Minority of the legislature and the Governor may have differences
of opinion but we are not enemies and should not be working in the middle
of the night out
of the view
of our constituents and the media,» said Tedisco.
The reason, in my
opinion, why the tiny
minority of racist boneheads may have felt emboldened by the EU vote may have been partly due to morons like you and others who said all leave voters were racists.
Although it is not regarded as truly proportional by campaigners for electoral reform, AV is favoured by some because it maintains the constituency link, ensures elected MPs have the support
of at least 50 per cent
of voters and allows supporters
of minority parties to express
opinion through their first vote while giving their second preference to a mainstream party.
That same poll found 63 percent
of NY - 23 voters have a negative
opinion of Pelosi, which explains why Owens ran an ad recently that claimed he votes 63 percent
of the time with House
Minority Leader John Boehner.
The
minority of people will have a different
opinion than the majority.
I said that in my
opinion, the people
of the UK were receiving a mixed message from the Labour party because a
minority of our MPs had chosen to appear on platforms with the likes
of Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson, prominently on TV hustings, and one even on a boat with Nigel Farage during the ridiculous Thames flotilla.
Lhota trails de Blasio by 50 points in the latest public
opinion polls, and does particularly poorly among
minority voters, with just 6 percent
of black voters and 10 percent
of Latino voters.