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This page collects key legal documents pertaining to medical futility.  
2011 Medical Futility Cases
Rasouli v. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Ont. Sup. Ct. 2011)
In re JM (Ont. CCB Jan. 31 , 2011) (Joseph Maraachli)
In re SS (Ont. CCB Jan. 18, 2011)
In re Guardianship of Albert Barnes (Hennepin Cty, Minn. Probate Ct., Feb. 4, 2011)
2010 Medical Futility Cases
Slaveski v. Austin Health (Victoria SC, Oct. 2010)
Wawrzyniak v. Livingstone et al (Ontario Sup. Ct. Aug. 30, 2010) (complaint)
May v. Alberta Health Services, 2010 ABQB 213 (2010)
Kisner v. WVU Hospital (Monongalia Cty, WV 2010) (complaint & order)
Nelson Francois v. Star One Staffing, 2007-3515-CA-01 (Miami-Dade County, Fla.) (amended complaint)
In re Zukovs (Conn. Super. 2010)
In re DP (Ont. CCB 2010)
Barbulov v. Huston (Ont. Sup. Ct. 2010)
Betancourt v. Trinitas Hospital (2009-2010)
Betancourt v. Trinitas Hospital, 1 A.3d 823 (N.J.Super.A.D. 2010)
Betancourt v. Trinitas Hospital (N.J. Super. A.D. Aug. 13, 2010) (as released by court)
Betancourt v. Trinitas Hospital (N.J. Union County Super. Ct.) (Mar. 2009)
Betancourt v. Trinitas (Trial transcript, Jan.-Feb. 2009)
Betancourt v. Trinitas Hospital (Defendant/Appellant Trinitas Opening Brief) (May 2009)
Betancourt v. Trinitas Hospital (GNYHA amicus brief) (July 2009)
Betancourt v. Trinitas Hospital (NJHA, CHPNJ, MSNJ amicus brief) (Aug. 2009)
Betancourt v. Trinitas Hospital (defendant/appellant Trinitas suppl. brief on mootness) (Aug. 2009)
** Betancourt v. Trinitas Hosp. (Prof. Pope amicus brief) (Sept. 2009)
Betancourt v. Trinitas Hospital (Trinitas Reply Brief) (Sept. 2009)
Betancourt v. Trinitas Hospital (Not Dead Yet amicus brief) (Oct. 2009)
2009 Medical Futility Cases
Bernstein v. Superior Court (Cal. App. Feb. 2009)
Davis v. Hermann Mem. Hosp. (Harris Cty. Tex., Feb 2009)
In re RB [2009] EWHC 3269 (Fam)
Palmer v. East Tenn. Childrens (Tenn. 2009) (complaint)
Barbulov v. Cirone (Ont. Sup. Ct. 2009)
In re Grover (Ont. CCB 2009)
In re Grover (Ont. Sup. Ct. 2009)
In re N (Ont. CCB 2009)
In re E (Ont. CCB 2009)
2008 Medical Futility Cases
In re Motl Brody (D.D.C. 2008) (removal & state complaint)
Strong Memorial Hosp. v Livadas (Monroe Cty, NY 2008)
Chamberlain v. Kamali (Alaska 2008)
In re Paulo Melo (N. Territory, Australia Coroner Ct. 2008)
2007 Medical Futility Cases
Gonzales v. Seton Hospitals (W.D. Tex. 2007)
2006 Medical Futility Cases
Roberson Reese v. Memorial Hermann (S.D. Tex. 2006) (dismissal)
2005 Medical Futility Cases
Hudson v. Texas Childrens (Tex. App. 2005)
In re Spiro Nikolouzas (Tex. App. 2005)
1998 Medical Futility Cases
Causey v. St. Francis Med. Ctr. (La. App. 1998)
1995 Medical Futility Cases
Rideout v. Hershey Med. Ctr. (Dauphin Cty, Pa. 1995)
1993-1994 Medical Futility Cases
In re Baby K (4th Cir. 1994)
In re Baby K (ED Va 1993)
1991 Medical Futility Cases
In re Helga Wanglie (Hennepin Cty, Minn. 1991)