LAT Tag Archives

Hedley v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2019 ONSC 5318

Insurers’ mere boilerplate reasons for denying treatment will no longer suffice in light of this Licence Appeal Tribunal (“LAT”) decision, which was upheld on appeal.

T. K. vs. Allstate Insurance, 2019 ONLAT 18-007113/AABS

The Licence Appeal Tribunal (“the LAT”) has determined that it does not have the power nor jurisdiction to award interim benefits pursuant to the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule – Effective September 1, 2010 (the ”Schedule”).

Michael Beaudin v. Travelers Insurance Company of Canada

The Licence Appeal Tribunal has determined that an injury at a privately-organized motocross competition is an “accident” and that the injured party is, therefore, entitled to accident benefits from his insurer.

The Year of the LAT

Fireworks celebrate one year since the debut of the LAT

We’ve now had a year’s worth of LAT decisions (the first LAT decision was released online in July 2016). This post will examine the LAT decisions published online on CanLII to date (or at least up until June 22, 2017).

Thompson v. Intact Insurance Company, 2016 CanLII 60729 (ON LAT)

Released August 16, 2016 | Full Decision [CanLII] This is one of the first AABS decisions from the LAT. The applicant brought an AABS application to determine entitlement to a denied treatment plan. Prior to the hearing, Intact agreed to fund the treatment plan. Despite the settlement, the applicant sought to recoup its costs of preparing for the hearing. The LAT was forced to decide …