Full Decision The Plaintiff, Meaghan McGuire (“the plaintiff”), brought a motion for leave to amend the statement of claim to add the proposed defendant, CRH Canada Group Inc. C.O.B. Dufferin Construction Company (“CRH”). CRH opposed the motion on the basis that the plaintiff’s claim against CRH was statute barred. Facts On February 17, 2019, the plaintiff slipped and fell. On March 6, 2020, the statement …

Full Decision APPLICANT FOUND CATASTROPHICALLY IMPAIRED DESPITE COMPLEX PRIOR MEDICAL HISTORY – COLLISION NECESSARY CAUSE OF EXTREME IMPAIRMENT This LAT hearing arose from a motor vehicle collision (MVC) that took place in July 2018. It involved a preliminary issue on whether the applicant was barred from seeking catastrophic (CAT) impairment due to failure to attend a s. 44 insurer examination (IE) as required under s. …

Summary prepared for OTLA by Corina Bachmann of Bachmann Personal Injury Law Full Decision This case addresses the issue of what is a “reasonable explanation” for submitting the OCF-1 outside the timeline mandated by the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS). The applicant, Ms. Buttenham, was involved in a motor vehicle collision on May 29, 2018. She advised her insurer of the collision the following day, …