Apr 17, 2023 | Accident Benefits, Coverage
Does witnessing a motor vehicle accident make you involved in it?
Feb 7, 2023 | Accident Benefits
The Ontario Court of Appeal has allowed Allstate’s appeal from the Divisional Court decision in Varriano v. Allstate Company of Canada. The claimant, Nunzo Varriano, was injured in a motor vehicle accident on September 30, 2015, and paid IRBs from October 7, 2015,...
Sep 8, 2022 | Accident Benefits
The Divisional Court has recently weighed in on the deductibility of EI benefits from an income replacement benefit owing to an insured person after an accident. The Court held that all EI benefits are deductible as “gross employment income”. Section 4(1) of the SABS...
Dec 3, 2021 | Accident Benefits, Tort
Are brain SPECT scans admissible in personal injury proceedings?
Sep 1, 2021 | Accident Benefits
In a recent LAT decision, the adjudicator was unfavorably “shocked” at an insurer’s conduct toward its insured. Let’s talk about what went so terribly wrong in this motion to dismiss an application.
May 4, 2020 | Accident Benefits, Emerging Issues
One, Both, or None: How do SABS claims handle the new Canada Emergency Relief Benefit and IRBs?