Thomas Gold Pettingill LLP is pleased to provide this online resource to our clients. Below is a searchable database of the publicly released decisions from the Licence Appeal Tribunal. Assembled by the accident benefits group, the decisions are reviewed, briefly summarized, and categorized for easy access.
As of March 2020, we will not include any further decisions focused solely on the Minor Injury Guideline or treatment plans, unless the case may have broader applicability.
The claimant appealed the Tribunal's decision that he had not given adequate notice to the insurer of his intention to claim benefits. The claimant had been involved in an accident in February 2019, and reported the accident and physical damage to the vehicle one day later. The insurer did not advise the claimant of his...
The applicant requested reconsideration of the Tribunal’s decision. The hearing adjudicator dismissed the request (2024 CanLII 102098). The adjudicator did not agree that s. 280(1) of the Insurance Act could be interpreted as providing jurisdiction to determine the rate to be paid for attendant care. The adjudicator also did not agree that it was an...
The claimant appealed the Tribunal's decision dismissing his claim for attendant care benefits on the grounds that his family members did not sustain an economic loss. The claimant argued that the Tribunal acted unfairly in requiring him to prove an economic loss, particularly given that he could not afford to hire a support worker. The...
The claimant appealed the Tribunal's decision that she did not sustain a catastrophic impairment. Her primary argument was that the LAT erred in rejecting the evidence of her chiropractor in the ratings for Criterion 6, 7, and 8. The Tribunal rejected the chiropractor's evidence insofar as the chiropractor gave opinion and diagnosis of psychological injury,...
The claimant appealed the Tribunal's decision that she was not permitted to rescind a 2000 settlement for two 1996 accidents. The Tribunal initially held that the claimant could not rescind the settlements because she had not paid back the settlement, as required by the Settlement Regulation. Following the claimant's repayment of the settlement, the Tribunal...
The claimant and the insurer appealed the Tribunal's refusal to grant an adjournment of a hearing addressing a catastrophic impairment status. The Tribunal refused to allow the adjournment despite both parties requesting the adjournment due to their unavailability. The Court acknowledged that it rarely reviewed interlocutory orders, but agreed to do so in the exceptional...
The claimant appealed the Tribunal's decision that he did not suffer a catastrophic impairment. The claimant raised multiple procedural issues and fairness issues. The Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the reasons applied the correct legal tests and provided detailed, comprehensive reasons for the conclusions reached. The causation test used by the Tribunal was correct,...
The claimant appealed the Tribunal's decision that he suffered a MIG injury. The Court rejected the appeal, concluding that the claimant was essentially seeking a re-weighing of the evidence. The Court acknowledged that the Tribunal made a factual error in the medical chronology, but that the error was not sufficiently central or significant to the...
The insurer sought judicial review of the Tribunal's decision that the claimant's IRB entitlement was barred by the limitation period. The Tribunal had found that the denial in 2015 was not clear or unequivocal because it stated that if the claimant stopped working again, she could submit a new Disability Certificate to determine eligibility. The...
The claimant appealed the Tribunal's decision that she was not entitled to IRBs or disputed medical benefits. The Court dismissed the appeal, holding that there was no procedural unfairness in conducting a written hearing, and that the claimant's appeal was largely based on disagreement on the weight to be given to the evidence and expert...
The claimant appealed the Tribunal's decision that she was not involved in an "accident". The claimant was injured in the back seat of her car when coffee was spilled on her due to the lid of a coffee cup coming off. The Court allowed the appeal, holding that the incident was an "accident" under the...
The claimant appealed the Tribunal's decision that his injuries fell within the MIG and that he was not entitled to disputed medical benefits. The Court dismissed the appeal. The Court held that the Tribunal properly approached the competing medical and expert evidence. The Tribunal was entitled to reject the opinion of the claimant's expert notwithstanding...
The claimant appealed the Tribunal's decision that she was not entitled to ACBs, home modifications, and other various medical benefits. The claimant's appeal was based on the procedures used by the LAT in this case. At the Case Conference, the adjudicator ordered that a joint 20 day hearing would take place, and that both the...
The applicant disputed entitlement to, inter alia, ACBs in the amount of $2,250.00 for invoices during the period of February 1 to 28, 2022. The respondent noted that it had requested written confirmation as to the fee breakdown, as the submitted hourly rates were well beyond the allowable hourly rate under the Guideline. The applicant...
The claimant appealed the Tribunal's decision that she was not entitled to dispute benefits because she did not attend a psychiatric IE. Prior to this appeal, the claimant attended the IE and commenced a new LAT application. Nevertheless, the claimant continued with the appeal arguing that the LAT erred in barring the dispute, and in...
The claimant appealed the Tribunal's decision that he did not suffer a catastrophic impairment as a result of the accident. The Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the claimant's appeal was essentially a re-argument of the evidence. The Tribunal was entitled to weigh the evidence as it saw fit, and the adjudicator provided full and...
The claimant appealed the Tribunal's decision that he was not entitled to a special award in relation to housing benefits following the insurer's concession just prior to the hearing. The claimant had sustained a catastrophic impairment and required 24-hour care. He sought accessible housing, which was denied by the insurer. He then sought a rental,...
The insurer appealed the Divisional Court's decision that discoverability applied to the claimant's IRB claim and that the limitation period did not bar the claim. The claimant was injured in an April 2016 accident. He applied for accident benefits in May 2016, but indicated that he had returned to work due to financial reasons. The...
The claimant appealed and sought judicial review of the Tribunal's decision that she did not sustain a catastrophic impairment and that she was not entitled to a special award. At the Tribunal hearing, the insurer's psychiatric assessor refused to attend to give evidence despite a summons, but the adjudicator still allowed the IE report to...
The claimant appealed and sought judicial review of the Tribunal's decision that he did not suffer a catastrophic impairment as a result of a 2002 accident. The Tribunal concluded that the claimant's impairments did not meet the necessary psychological injuries, and that a subsequent 2006 accident was a primary factor for the reported impairments. The...
The claimant appealed and sought judicial review of the Tribunal's decision that she was not involved in an "accident" as defined in the SABS. The claimant suffered an aneurysm in 2020 incident in which she was in a vehicle that was being pursued and harassed by a group of motorcyclists. There was no collision or...