The women in a class-action lawsuit against a former Moncton nurse want Horizon Health Network to disclose more about what it knew of the alleged misadministration of oxytocin by Nicole Ruest.
Horizon says some information about Nicole Ruest is covered by doctor-patient privilege or irrelevant
Katelin Belliveau · CBC News
· Posted: Jul 06, 2026 5:24 PM EDT | Last Updated: July 6
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Virginia Gillmore, a lawyer for women suing Horizon Health Network and a former nurse, says a motion filed in Moncton’s Court of King’s Bench asks that Horizon be ordered to produce more documents about its investigation into the nurse’s behaviour. (Katelin Belliveau/CBC News)
Women in a class-action lawsuit against a former Moncton nurse want more details about what the hospital where she worked knew about her alleged wrongdoing — and when.
Plaintiffs in the years-long case against Nicole Ruest and Horizon Health Network say Horizon is withholding important information, and the network should be compelled to produce more documents.
“The big question is when did the hospital know what was happening and what did they know,” Virginia Gillmore, one of the lawyers representing the plaintiffs,
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