The Eyes and Ears of the Accident: How Witnessing Doesn’t Always Mean Being Involved
Does witnessing a motor vehicle accident make you involved in it?
Will Any Reason Do?
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,...No ambiguity: EI benefits are deductible from IRBs
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...SPECT: Its Time Has Not Come
Are brain SPECT scans admissible in personal injury proceedings?
David and Goliath: Bad Faith and the Vulnerable
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.
Accident Benefits COVID-19 Edition: IRB vs CERB
One, Both, or None: How do SABS claims handle the new Canada Emergency Relief Benefit and IRBs?
