Ontario's Superior Court of Justice has recently addressed the issue of interest that may owe on past attendant care benefits in
a SABS case, highlighting the perils of compounding interest...
Ontario's Superior Court of Justice has recently addressed the issue of interest that may owe on past attendant care benefits in
a SABS case, highlighting the perils of compounding interest on old claims.
Not exact matches
The Court refused to define «economic loss» under the
SABS but felt it was clear in this
case; the respondent's mother gave up paid employment to stay at home.
The judge in this
case found that the parking of the motorcycle on the walkway constituted an ordinary and well - known use of the vehicle and the incident was therefore a motor vehicle accident within the meaning of the
SABS.
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In another
case the Occupational Therapist conducting a Determination of Catastrophic Impairment assessment under the
SABS conducted it in the insured's hotel room (no kitchenette) by interview only and the physician who prepared the Catastrophic Impairment Rating report told the CPSO that his role and report was «purely administrative, not interpretive.».
In non-catastrophic
cases with no additional options, housekeeping and caregiver
SABS benefits will be eliminated under ss.
c) two Superior Court
cases decided by Justice T.R. Lofchik in Cromwell V. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. 3 and Vanderkop v. Personal Insurance Co. of Canada4 essentially concluding that lump sum payments pursuant to a settlement of a long term disability claim not specifically broken down do not constitute «a payment under any income continuation plan» in accordance with section 7 of the
SABS, and consequently need not be deducted from an income replacement benefit that may be ongoing.
One reported decision of Katie's to note is the recent precedent setting
case of Kulaveerasingam v. State Farm in which she successfully argued that the interest rate applicable to overdue benefits payments for «transitional policies» under the
SABS was 1 % compounded monthly rather than 2 %.
After a thorough review of the materials, the
case law, the applicable legislation and the submission of counsel, I can find the arbitrator fell into error when he found [the claimant] to be an insured person in accordance with the
SABS.
A body of
case law has grown around the term «economic loss» (which is not defined in the
SABS), primarily focused on what is or is not an «economic loss».
This
case involved a preliminary issue hearing to determine whether the claimant was precluded from advancing a claim for income replacement benefits under the
SABS - 2010 because he had been driving with a suspended licence at the time of the accident.
The Arbitrator found the reasoning in
cases such as Sommerville and State Farm and Ramalingam and State Farm instructive on the point that the
SABS does not contemplate two versions of housekeeping and attendant care benefits (pre-104 week and post-104 week) which have two separate applications and require two separate denials.
This
case involved claims for caregiver benefits, attendant care benefits, housekeeping benefits and the cost of assessments under the
SABS - 1996.
This
case involved a challenge by the insurer to the results of a CAT DAC under the
SABS - 1996.
This
case was the first reported decision to address the interpretation of «economic loss» for the requirement that expenses be «incurred» under the
SABS - 2010.
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SABS legislation and the
case law interpreting same, our group also offers regular publications and focused seminars to our clients.