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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.

May 9, 2022
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Adams v. Federated Insurance Company of Canada (20-009293)

The claimant applied to the LAT seeking CAT determination as a result of a traumatic brain injury (Category 4). The parties agreed that the claimant met the criterion under s. 3.1(1)4.i of the SABS. The parties disagreed as to whether she also met the necessary criterion under s. 3.1(1)4.ii. Vice-Chair Lester found that the claimant's...
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April 29, 2022
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Pham v. Coseco Insurance Company (20-004749)

The claimant commenced two applications for treatment and assessment plans. The first application dealt with certain disputed treatment and assessment plans, and the Insurer’s determination that the claimant sustained a minor injury. The second application concerned the claimant’s chronic pain treatment plan. A motion decision ordered that the decision rendered in the first application regarding...
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April 29, 2022
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Rattani v. Unifund Assurance Company (20-001512)

The claimant applied to the LAT seeking entitlement to various medical benefits, including further physical treatment and assessments. Section 38(8) of the SABs provide that an insurer shall respond to a treatment plan within 10 business of receipt and must provide the claimant correspondence outlining all medical and all other reasons for any denial. As...
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April 29, 2022
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Co-Operators General Insurance Company v. Branden (2022 ONSC 2473)

The insurer appealed the LAT's decision which found that it was not permitted to deduct an LTD litigation settlement from the claimant's ongoing IRBs. The Divisional Court rejected the appeal. The Court noted that the Tribunal made a finding of fact that the LTD settlement did not provide appropriate details to allow the insurer to...
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April 26, 2022
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Giannoylis v Travelers Insurance (20-000280)

The claimant sought reconsideration of the Tribunal's decision in which it found that he: (i) was not entitled to IRBS from August 10, 2018 to February 19, 2019; (ii) failed to provide sufficient particulars to calculate the IRBs payable from February 20, 2019 to January 11, 2021; and (iii) was not entitled to IRBs from...
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April 26, 2022
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O’Brien v. Intact Insurance Company (20-003729)

The claimant's father was fatally injured in an automobile accident which led the claimant to develop psychological injuries and claim benefits pursuant to the SABs. A section 44 examination concluded that the proposed psychological treatment sought by the claimant was reasonable and necessary; however an incorrect fax number was used to send correspondence approving treatment....
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April 22, 2022
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Singh v. Certas Direct Insurance Company (20-011141)

The claimant alleged that he was the back-seat passenger in a car involved in a rear-end accident. The insurer believed the incident was staged, based on an accident reconstruction report. Adjudicator Neilson held that the claimant failed to prove that he was involved in an accident. Relying on the accident reconstruction report and the "black...
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April 22, 2022
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Bishop v. TD General Insurance Company (20-006964)

The claimant sought a catastrophic impairment as a result of chronic pain and psychological impairment following an accident. Because the accident was after June 1, 2016, the claimant was required to prove that she suffered three Class 4 Marked Impairments. The insurer argued that the claimant's chronic pain pre-existed the accident, and was not worsened...
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April 22, 2022
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G.H.M. v. Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company (20-009986)

The claimant was a six year old minor, who sustained a significant brain injury as well as other impairments as a result of an accident on May 28, 2015. She was deemed catastrophically impaired. The claimant disputed entitlement to rehab benefits for tuition and other expenses for the claimant's brother to attend school as recommended...
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April 21, 2022
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Aviva General Insurance Company v. Sayegh (20-013245)

The claim arose after the insurer denied further benefits and sought repayment on the basis of wilful misrepresentation under section 52(1) of the SABS. The insurer based its decision on the investigation of an accident reconstruction expert, William Jennings. At the LAT, the claimant testified that he had been a front-seat passenger of his friend's...
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April 21, 2022
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Carmel Jeffery v. Aviva Insurance Company (20-006381)

The claimant's husband passed away from accident-related injuries in 2017. The insurer paid a funeral benefit and a spousal death benefit. The claimant also applied for a death benefit as a dependent, pursuant to section 26(2)2. of the SABS. The insurer denied the death benefit based on a determination that the claimant was not principally...
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April 20, 2022
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Bagla v. TD Ins. Meloche Monnex (20-004159)

A request for reconsideration of a preliminary issue decision was filed by the claimant. The preliminary issue decision found the claimant was statute barred for failure to appeal the denial of attendant care benefits in the two year limitation period. In this case, the claimant was involved in two accidents: one on March 3, 2014...
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April 19, 2022
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Gichuki v TD Insurance Meloche Monnex (20-004631)

The claimant sought entitlement to attendant care benefits in the amount of $7,644.34, less $225.75 approved by the insurer, per month, from May 22, 2018 and ongoing. Vice Chair McGee found that attendant care benefits were not payable prior to October 31, 2019 when she submitted an Assessment of Attendant Care Needs (Form 1), pursuant...
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April 12, 2022
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Perrigard v. Primmum Ins. Co. (19-010651)

This is a reconsideration decision. At the hearing, Vice-Chair Boyce found that the claimant was barred under section 56 of the SABS from proceeding with his application for failure to commence the application within two years of receipt of valid denials, and for his failure to attend a properly scheduled IE assessments. The claimant submitted...
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April 12, 2022
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Sahadeo v. Pafco Insurance Company (19-006331)

A hearing regarding disputed medical benefits and catastrophic impairment was scheduled over eight days. The hearing was originally scheduled for July of 2021, but was rescheduled to begin on January 18, 2022. Due to a scheduling conflict, the hearing that was supposed to take place consecutively beginning January 18, 2022, was bifurcated, and the remainder...
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April 11, 2022
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Wang v. Co-Operators General Insurance Company (20-009692)

The claimant applied to the LAT seeking entitlement to benefits, including a CAT assessment, after being involved in a motor vehicle accident. Vice-Chair Shapiro found that the claimant failed to establish on the evidence that a CAT assessment would be both reasonable and necessary in the circumstances, highlighting that the threshold requires the claimant to...
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April 11, 2022
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Kanama v. Waterloo Insurance (19-006369)

In a prior decision, the Tribunal held that the claimant’s injuries were minor, and subject to the $3,500 MIG limit. The claimant reapplied to the tribunal, seeking an income replacement benefit and entitlement to treatment plans. The claimant asserted that his condition had worsened, and provided updated medical records. The insurer argued that the applicability...
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April 7, 2022
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Hutchinson v. Aviva General Insurance Company (19-006130)

The matter had a long history of adjournments, partly due to Covid protocols and partly due to adjournment requests from the parties. During a Case Conference on October 23, 2019, the hearing was adjourned and an in-person hearing was scheduled for June of 2020. In April of 2020, the Tribunal informed the parties that the...
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April 6, 2022
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Pope v. TD General Insurance Company (21-000593)

The insurer denied benefits and claimed repayment alleging that the claimant had made wilful misrepresentations. The insurer stated that the claimant, who was the driver in the subject accident, had misrepresented that a second claimant ("Dawkins") had been a passenger in his vehicle when the collision incurred. The claimant did not attend the hearing. Adjudicator...
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April 5, 2022
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Robinson v. AIG Insurance (20-003795)

The claimant was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident in March 2019 and was determined to be catastrophically impaired by the insurer. She applied to the LAT seeking entitlement to ACBs and various medical/rehabilitation benefits. All issues in dispute except ACBs, a special award, and costs were withdrawn after the commencement of the hearing....
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March 25, 2022
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E.J. v. Economical Insurance (20-008287)

The minor claimant was the daughter and sibling of family members involved in a serious accident. The claimant was not herself in the vehicle at the time. The claimant applied for accident benefits, but the insurer denied the application arguing that the claimant was not in an accident. Vice Chair Lake agreed that the claimant...
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