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On May 2, 2017, the N.S. Court of Appeal decided another case involving the deductibility of CPP disability benefits – but this time, in the context of a tort claim. In Tibbetts v. Murphy, the Court held future CPP disability benefits are deductible from an award for diminished earning capacity arising from a motor vehicle accident. This decision resolves uncertainty resulting from two opposing lines of authority in the N.S. Supreme Court and is now the leading authority in N.S. on deductibility of CPP from awards of future income loss and diminished earning capacity. Here is what the Court of Appeal’s decision means for insurers.

http://www.mcinnescooper.com/publications/are-future-cpp-disability-benefits-deductible-n-s-court-of-appeal-says-yes-in-motor-vehicle-accident-claims-in-tibbetts-v-murphy/