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ACCIDENT BENEFITS UPDATE: FSCO MISSES THE POINT OF MIG APPEAL

In Aviva Canada Inc. v. Sleep(FSCO Appeal P17-00034), Director’s Delegate Murray was required to review an arbitration decision concerning the Minor Injury Guideline (MIG) of the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS). In the decision, Arbitrator Anschell found that the Respondent, Mr. Sleep...

Accident Benefits Updates: Spilled Coffee Incident

In Aviva Insurance Company of Canada v. Dittmann, released on March 15, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed a leave to appeal application by Aviva and ordered the insurer to pay Ms. Dittmann’s legal costs.

Accident Benefits Update: LAT Examines Glasgow Coma Scale As Category

In a recent decision of the Licence Appeal Tribunal, E.W. v Primmum Insurance Company, the applicant, E.W. had been seriously injured in a single vehicle collision while under the influence of alcohol. He suffered extensive orthopedic injuries requiring ongoing rehabilitation to the point that he...

Accident Benefits Update- LAT Considers CAT Based On Glasgow Coma Scale

A designation of catastrophic impairment (CAT) following a car accident provides an injury victim with access to greatly enhanced medical, rehabilitative and other benefits under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS). There are several categories of impairment that qualify immediately as...

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