In Ontario, driving with automobile insurance is mandatory. As a result, those injured in a motor vehicle accident have the peace of mind of knowing that after an accident they can claim compensation against the at-fault party, which is usually responded to by that party’s insurance company. However, this begs several questions. What happens if the other party is uninsured? What if the other party …
Heard April 25, 2015 | Document Bank The Applicant had been receiving CPP disability benefits since 1994. Approximately sixteen years later on March 1, 2010, the Applicant was injured in a motor vehicle accident. Following this accident, the Applicant continued to receive CPP disability benefits. She also applied to her automobile insurer for non-earner benefits. A preliminary issue arose as to whether the Insurer was entitled to …
Released August 10, 2015 | CanLII After 62 Years, Court of Appeal Admits it was Wrong A five-judge panel of the Court of Appeal just over-ruled its own decision from 1953 on vicarious liability of the owner of a vehicle being driven on the highway. This week, the Court released its decision in Fernandes v. Araujo (2015 ONCA 571) about the liability of the owner of …
Released July 28, 2015 | CanLII This decision concerns the calculation of prejudgment interest, whether the Court has jurisdiction to make an order pursuant to the trust and assignment provisions of the Insurance Act in the absence of a notice of motion and costs. It was released after the plaintiff, who was catastrophically injured in a motor vehicle accident, was awarded $2,931,006.00 by a jury. …
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 …
Released June 10, 2015 | CanLII Patrick Caughy applied to Economical for accident benefits under his own motor vehicle policy, as a result of injuries he sustained on August 3, 2012. Economical brought an application for a determination as to whether Mr. Caughy had been involved in an “accident”, pursuant to section 3(1) of the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule – effective September 1, 2010 (“the Schedule”). …
