Starting April 1, 2016, the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) took over hearing Statutory Accident Benefits disputes. The first LAT decision was released online in July 2016. In a previous post, I examined the first 20 LAT decisions.
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No Costs in LAT Proceeding, Despite Unreasonable Conduct from Counsel
A recent decision of the License Appeal Tribunal (“LAT”) shows the difficulty for first party insurers to get costs awarded in accident benefits proceedings at the LAT. In 16-000546 v. Primmum Insurance Company, 2017 CanLII 46355 (ON LAT), the Tribunal considered the insurer’s motion for costs following the dismissal of the applicant’s claim.
Mother of Three Children Demonstrates Two-Fold Economic Loss to Qualify for ACBs
Haylee Tierney, Michael Tierney and Keegan Tierney, were injured in a car accident on March 17, 2013. They applied for SABs from North Waterloo and applied to FSCO when disputes arose. Before the hearing began the parties had agreed to a partial settlement with regard to the quantum of the benefit.
12 facing criminal charges in alleged $5M TTC benefits fraud investigation, 150 fired to date
Toronto police say 10 former and current TTC employees as well as a health clinic owner and employee have been charged in connection with a massive benefits fraud investigation.
http://globalnews.ca/news/3612
Tips on getting your Long Term Disability Claim approved (Ontario)
Our law firm often gets calls from soon to be Long Term Disability claimants asking our lawyers to fill out their forms. We realize that the LTD application forms can be overwhelming, complex, with some hard to answer questions. Not all questions can be answered in a “yes/no” fashion.
Former CK Man Scores Huge Victory Against WSIB
It looks like David beats Goliath, again.
Former Chatham resident David Lawson, who now lives in Leamington, has won a major Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario decision against the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB).
http://blackburnnews.com/chath
Medicinal Marijuana and Traumatic Brain Injuries
Several decades ago the Partnership for A Drug-Free America released a famous advertisement that any person of a certain age will be able to repeat to you verbatim. “Okay, last time…” the announcer began as a close-up of a buttered frying pan sizzled. “This is drugs,” he continued, before an egg was dropped in the pan. “This is your brain on drugs. Any questions?”
http://www.hshlawyers.com/blog
Auto insurance rates rise again, putting promised cuts in the rearview
Auto insurance rates in Ontario rose again in the second quarter of 2017.
Approved rates posted by the Financial Services Commission of Ontario show an average increase of 0.76 per cent.
Last quarter, rates went up by an average of 1.24 per cent.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/
One year on: cuts to insurance benefits taking a ‘mental toll’
Ontario’s reduced auto insurance benefits are already affecting people who have suffered severe injuries in motor vehicle crashes, says Toronto critical injury lawyer Alison Burrison.