Two jury verdicts on damages from car accidents were heard before the Ontario Court of appeal. The decisions in El-Khodr v Lacke and Cobb v. Lond Estate both released on September 19, 2017.
The Court of Appeal was asked to consider when SABs benefits can be deducted from jury awards – specifically what are the circumstances under which the statutory accident benefits can be assigned or deducted from jury awards to the defendant after trial.