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•www.durhamrcgion.com Takeridge faces ;hew $11M claim in lawsuit BY CARLY FOSTER Staff Writer DURHAM - Lakeridge Health Os- hawa is facing another lawsuit over using unsterilized equipment for patients. patients. The class-action lawsuit is asking for SI 1 million in damages on behalf of patient Joyce Sim, all affected patients and their families. "These people's lives have been shattered," said lawyer Bill Livingstone, Livingstone, who met with more than 200 patients patients and family members last Saturday Saturday to discuss the lawsuit. During the week of Oct. 27, unster- ilizcd equipment was used on approximately approximately 115 patients during colonoscopies colonoscopies and gastro-intestinal scopes at Lakeridge Health Oshawa. Patients are now being tested for HIV and hepatitis. "You and I have, say, a 10 per cent chance of getting a bad cold over the winter," Mr. Livingstone said. 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Mr. Wotten had served from 1985 to 1991 as the local councillor for Ward 1 and was hoping to bring some change. > à » 5 ■ !" < , •: ' 3 i t \ £h $ l 5? * 8 I [ ! 1 ! 1 « i For All Your Dental Needs Liberty Dental v ■■ / Dr. John Balenko, Dr. Karl Vermeulen and Associates. 60 Liberty St. 5., Bowmanville 905-623-7100 ikhtoS j0 JUNI0„ linatf an Ontario Citizen of the Year Forms and further intorr Oshawa, ail Manas, tdoyle® THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, NOVEMBER 12, 2003 PAGE 5 MADD bail hearings tomorrow at college Annual fund-raiser puts celebrities behind bars DURHAM - In a kick-off to its annual Red Ribbon Campaign, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) will be conducting mock bail hearings of local celebrities at the Durham College Cafeteria Thursday, Thursday, from I0 a.m. to 2 p.m. The bail hearings will feature a Justice of the Peace, Crown attorney and defence lawyer. Celebrities charged will not be released until they raise the appropriate bail, donations donations of which will go to MADD. The event is meant to provide public awareness about the charges and procedures related to impaired driving. For a list of event times contact contact MADD Durham Chapter, 905- 655-8873. The latest lawsuit is on top of a $70- million suit launched last week by lawyer Bernie O'Brien on behalf of several patients. As the case moves forward, forward, the two sides will decide how to proceed, Mr. Livingstone said. Lakeridge has refused to comment publicly on the issue because it is before before the courts. Despite that, Lakeridge lawyers have told Mr. Livingstone and the affected affected patients what their investigation has turned up. On Thursday, Oct. 30 when the bottles on the disinfection machines were changed, a technician noticed two bottles of detergent had been used instead of one detergent and one disinfectant. 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