Burlington man sues walk-in clinic for $5M over alleged hepatitis C infection

A Burlington man is suing a local walk-in clinic for $5 million, alleging he contracted hepatitis C after being injected with an unsterile needle during a routine medical visit.

His lawyer outlined the circumstances that led up to the incident.

“He went to the clinic for a very specific reason cut, which is something that would unlikely have given him hep C. He didn’t think about it, he wasn’t advised that he should be tested for hep C. And then he receives that letter, goes to another clinic, gets tested and it turns out that he has it,” said Darryl Singer, partner at Diamond & Diamond Lawyers.

Back in September, Halton Region released a statement about an “infection prevention and control lapse” at the Halton Family Health Centre walk-in clinic. It said patients who received a treatment requiring local anesthetic by injection between Jan. 1, 2019 and July 17, 2025, may have been exposed to blood and blood-borne infections. It advised them to get tested for hepatitis B, C and HIV.

CHCH News reached out to the Halton Family Health Centre for comment today, but have yet to hear back. However, their website says “any party involved is no longer providing services at the clinic, and operational risks have been mitigated.”

We also reached out to Halton Region Public Health. It released a statement that says it’s “concluded its investigation and determined there are no ongoing risks to patient safety at this time.”

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