
NURSE SNAP TRIAL
He didn't appear in court for the one-day trial on Jan. Van Horlick had failed to contest the allegations in the lawsuit. So they're often tense, but obviously this one was particularly tense given the background." "So it's never a good day for someone who's in an examination like that.

"Usually people end up in this situation because something in their life has gone wrong and they have a judgment against them they can't afford to pay. "This is obviously a tense proceeding for both sides," Herrington said. She said the hearing was one of the more tense she's taken part in. Herrington said they can also separately get an order to seize property despite the lack of participation. Herrington, speaking to reporters outside the courthouse, said generally if a person doesn't take part in the process the clerk's report can be used as part of a motion for contempt of court.
NURSE SNAP SERIES
"I don't want to see anyone else get hurt and I can't guarantee that they won't."Ībigail Herrington, a lawyer representing Natasha Poirier, asked Van Horlick a series of questions Monday about his finances before he left the courtroom. "I've been suffering from PTSD ever since this happened and I've been trying very hard not to hurt anybody, but if this gets too stressful, I may just leave," Van Horlick said. Bruce (Randy) Van Horlickīut before the questions started, Van Horlick told clerk Chantal Moreau he has no money and can't afford a lawyer. I don't want to see anyone else get hurt and I can't guarantee that they won't.


Monday's hearing in the Court of King's Bench saw Poirier's lawyer Abigail Herrington questioning Van Horlick about his finances, a process called examination after judgment. Poirier, who wasn't able to return to work after the assault, successfully sued Van Horlick and a judge awarded damages in March. Georges-L.-Dumont Hospital in March 2019. An Acadieville man who owes the nurse he assaulted $1.3 million walked out of the Moncton, N.B., courthouse Monday after warning he was on the verge of hurting others.īruce (Randy) Van Horlick, 73, was found guilty in 2020 of two criminal charges of assault and sentenced to six months in jail for attacking nurse manager Natasha Poirier and nurse Teresa Thibeault at the Dr.
