LAT Case Law Summaries

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.

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March 16, 2017

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K.J. v. Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company (16-001732)

Adjudicator Pay was asked to exclude a report by Dr. Ogilvie-Harris that was served two days before the hearing date. Adjudicator Pay allowed the submission of this late report as it was relevant and likely necessary to the determination of the issues in dispute. However, she extended the timelines for the submission of the insurer's...

March 16, 2017

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H.A.J. v. Aviva Insurance Canada (16-001418)

The claimant sought entitlement to a treatment plan for occupational therapy. Adjudicator Sewrattan awarded the claimed treatment plan based on the theory that the treatment would provide potential pain management or reduction, which was a reasonable goal for the claimant's physical impairment.

March 15, 2017

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Applicant v. The Guarantee Company of North America (16-001348)

The claimant sought entitlement to attendant care benefits as well as expenses for an office desk, chair, and for a mattress. Having re-calculated the claimant's needs when comparing competing Form 1s, Adjudicator Treksler found attendant care payable at a reduced rate, but not payable for a period claimed when the claimant had not received any...

March 15, 2017

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A.T. v. Aviva Insurance Canada (16-001934)

The claimant sought entitlement to a treatment plan for physiotherapy and another treatment plan for a chronic pain assessment, as well as costs. On review of the medical evidence, Adjudicator Sewrattan found the chronic pain assessment reasonable.

March 14, 2017

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S.S. v. Northbridge Personal Insurance Corporation (16-000960)

The claimant sought entitlement to various medical benefits. Adjudicator Theoharis accepted that the proposed treatment plans provided pain relief to the claimant, which allowed him to engage in his daily activities. She concluded that the medical benefits were reasonable and necessary.

March 10, 2017

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M.Y. v. Allstate Insurance Company of Canada (16-002740)

The claimant sought entitlement to non-earner benefits. The insurer resisted the claim on two grounds: (i) the claim was limitations barred, and (ii) a claim for income replacement benefits precluded a non-earner benefits claim. Adjudicator Hines noted that the claimant received income replacement benefits which were ultimately stopped in August of 2014 due to her...

March 10, 2017

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M.K. v. Dumfries Mutual Insurance Company (16-000501)

The claimant sought IRBs and removal from the MIG. Adjudicator Theoharis rejected the claimant's case. She held that the claimant did not suffer impairments that would entitle her to IRBs or removal from the MIG. In particular, Adjudicator Theoharis relied upon surveillance showing the claimant engaging in multiple activities she said she could not do....

March 9, 2017

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R.U. v. Aviva General Insurance Company (16-001649)

The claimant left the country prior to a scheduled hearing and had failed to communicate with her counsel. The hearing was adjourned to a later date. The insurer was awarded costs of $700 by Adjudicator Bickley, who concluded that the claimant's actions had caused unnecessary expense and delay.

March 9, 2017

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J.J. v. Aviva Insurance Canada (16-001031)

The claimant was involved in two accidents and sustained a heart attack months after the second accident. A treatment plan for assistive devices was denied by the insurer with the assistance of a GP IE report. The insurer objected to the inclusion of documents not disclosed 10 days before the service and filing of written...

March 9, 2017

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A.A. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (16-000448)

The claimant sought entitlement to social rehabilitation counseling services. The insurer denied the claim asserting (i) the limitations period barred the claim and (ii) the claim was already adjudicated at FSCO under a different date of loss. Adjudicator Sewrattan cited section 23 of the Statutory Powers and Procedures Act in precluding a party from proceeding...

March 9, 2017

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R.U. v. Aviva General Insurance Company (16-001649)

The claimant left the country prior to a scheduled hearing and had failed to communicate with her counsel. The hearing was adjourned to a later date. The insurer was awarded costs of $700 by Adjudicator Bickley, who concluded that the claimant's actions had caused unnecessary expense and delay.

March 3, 2017

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J.Y. v. Aviva Insurance (16-001993)

The insurer sought an adjournment of an oral hearing because two of its witnesses would be out of the country; the claimant's counsel consented to the adjournment. Nevertheless, Adjudicator Trojek rejected the request for an adjournment, reasoning that the request was not timely. The insurer made the request only 23 days before the hearing and...

February 27, 2017

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O.O. v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada (16-00946)

The claimant, an articling student, sought entitlement to income replacement benefits and one psychological assessment plan. The claimant led a letter as evidence which was by the firm wishing him success in his future endeavours; it did not state that he was terminated. Adjudicator Truong found that the claimant was not terminated due to injury...

February 24, 2017

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T.K. v. Unica Insurance Inc. (16-000372)

The claimant was involved in two accident and sought two years of attendant care benefits. She submitted a Form 1 fifteen months after the second accident. She had also submitted a Form 1 for her first accident in which she claimed similar needs. Adjudicator Shapiro rejected the entire claim for attendant care benefits. First, he...

February 23, 2017

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E.K. v. Unifund Assurance Company (17-000897)

The parties were able to resolve the dispute during the Case Conference. The claimant sought costs and a special award. Adjudicator Makos denied both claims. He wrote that the insurer's delay in payment of the disputed benefits was not unreasonable in light of the lack of medical information provided by the claimant prior to the...

February 23, 2017

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D.O. v. TD Insurance Meloch Monnex (16-000142)

The claimant was a fetus at the time of the accident. The mother was 6 months pregnant at the time. After the MVA, the mother gave birth 2 months premature. 3 weeks after birth the claimant was discharged from the hospital; however, following the discharge she experienced difficulty swallowing and encountered choking episodes. As a...

February 21, 2017

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S.L. v. Pembridge Insurance Company (16-000393)

The claimant sought entitlement to medical treatment plans. The claimant asserted a chronic pain diagnosis to justify the treatment plans. The insurer asserted that the chronic pain diagnosis was as a result of a pre-existing injury and not the MVA. Adjudicator Derek Grant ruled that although "but for" is the default test for causation, "material...

February 14, 2017

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M.M. v. Northbridge Personal Insurance Corporation (16-000682)

The claimant sought entitlement to ongoing IRBs. Adjudicator Sewrattan applied a three-part test: (1) Was the claimant employed at the time of the accident, (2) Causation; did the claimant sustain an impairment preventing him/her from returning to work, and (3) Does the claimant suffer a substantial inability to perform the essential tasks of his/her employment,...

February 14, 2017

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M.M. v. Northbridge Personal Insurance Corporation (16-000682)

The claimant sought entitlement to ongoing IRBs. Adjudicator Sewrattan applied a three-part test: (1) Was the claimant employed at the time of the accident, (2) Causation; did the claimant sustain an impairment preventing him/her from returning to work, and (3) Does the claimant suffer a substantial inability to perform the essential tasks of his/her employment,...

February 13, 2017

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T.D. v. The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company (16-002640)

The claimant sought to combine the hearing of his case with the hearing of another applicant's claim, as both claims arose from the same accident. The insurer opposed combining the files. Adjudicator Trojek denied the request to combine the hearings, reasoning that the claims dealt with two different claims by two difference people. Each claim...

February 13, 2017

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M.Y.Y. v. Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company (16-002636)

The accident involved two people, each with claims. The insurer requested that the matter be combined. The claimants did not consent. The two hearings shared only one common witness. Vice Chair Trojek denied the request for the combination of hearings. Under Rule 20.5 Vice Chair Trojek did not find any value in terms of "fairness,...

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