In Canada, cannabis was regulated under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, SC 1996, c 19 and more specifically, given a legal exemption for medical use. On October 17, 2018, cannabis was legalized under the Cannabis Act, SC 2018, c 16.
Damages assessment, following jury verdict, in which the new statutory deductible was considered. Also provides commentary on threshold and Chronic Pain.
Recent decision of the Superior Court of Justice on a threshold motion in a chronic pain case.
Threshold motion which considered competing Orthopedic expert reports. Court preferred more extensive, functional approach to impairment used by Plaintiff’s expert.
Released July 7, 2015 | Full Decision This decision by Arbitrator Jeffrey Shapiro makes clear that a diagnosis of chronic pain syndrome can remove an insured from the Minor Injury Guideline (the “MIG”). The arbitration concerned a motor vehicle accident which occurred on May 5, 2012. The insured sustained soft tissue and psychological injuries and was placed in the MIG. After depleting the maximum funding …
