Sinclair v. Amex Canada Inc., 2023 ONCA 142 (“Sinclair”),involves an appeal by three Italian companies, Venezia Turismo, Venice Limousine S.R.L and Narduzzi e Solemar S.L.R (the “Italian Companies”), who sought to dismiss or stay an action brought by the respondents, a Canadian family, in the Superior Court.
Addy v. Goulet et al., 2023 ONSC 1265
This four-week virtual judge-alone trial involved a plaintiff who sustained a brain injury as a result of being struck in the head with a bocce ball while sitting on a patio at a local public house.
Zeledon (20-006269) v. Aviva Insurance Company, 2022 CanLII 124642 (ON LAT)
In this case, a formal diagnosis of chronic pain was not required for removal from the MIG.
Language Barriers and the SABS
The Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS) has seen significant changes from 2003 to now. Lobbying efforts by the insurance industry has led to an appreciable reduction in the benefits available to injured claimants[1]. The fundamental issues with Ontario’s no-fault benefits system have never been properly addressed and we currently have a complex entitlement-based system, confusing eligibility criteria, which is difficult to navigate without representation. This was never meant to be the case
Laferriere v. Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, 2023 ONLAT 20-010511/AABS
This case involves the rare intersection between injury law and video games!
Waterloo Insurance v. Switzer, 2023 ONSC 604
This case, an appeal from a decision of the LAT, involves the interpretation of the provisions surrounding IRBs under the SABS.