Personal Injury Blog

Putting Drivers First? The Government’s Blueprint for Insurance Reform Revealed

Early this year, the government asked for public input into the future of auto insurance in Ontario. We were cautiously optimistic that they wanted genuine participation from the people most affected by any reforms. However, now that the "Blueprint" has been published as part of the 2019 Budget, it...

New Deductible 2019

Many of you are unaware that there is a statutory deductible imposed on non-pecuniary general (pain and suffering) damages below a certain monetary threshold. Prior to August 2015, the defendant insurance company was entitled to deduct $30,000 from an award for pain and suffering under $100,000...

Accident Benefits Update: Chronic Pain Is Not a Minor Injury

In F.H. and Certas Direct Insurance Company, a recent hearing before the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT), the unnamed Applicant sought a declaration that her ongoing post-accident impairments were not subject to the Minor Injury Guideline (MIG) and the $3500 cap on treatment under the MIG.

Accident Benefits Update: CAT

In E.E. and Aviva Insurance Company, a recent decision of the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT), the Applicant, E.E. claimed that he had suffered Catastrophic (CAT) Impairment under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS) following a serious single vehicle collision on January 28, 2012 in which...

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