{"id":3935,"date":"2022-05-13T19:29:30","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T23:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/deals-cases\/ontario-licence-appeal-tribunal-upholds-denial-of-minor-injury-insurance-claim-as-sufficient-and-appropriate\/"},"modified":"2024-08-22T14:53:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T18:53:23","slug":"ontario-licence-appeal-tribunal-upholds-denial-of-minor-injury-insurance-claim-as-sufficient-and-appropriate","status":"publish","type":"deals-cases","link":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/ontario-licence-appeal-tribunal-upholds-denial-of-minor-injury-insurance-claim-as-sufficient-and-appropriate\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario Licence Appeal Tribunal upholds denial of minor injury insurance claim as sufficient and appropriate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Gomes v. Economical Insurance, 2022 ONLAT 20-003216\/AABS<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In an April 19, 2022 decision, Adjudicator Brian Norris denied an Applicant\u2019s request for reconsideration of a ruling which upheld a prior decision that the Applicant was not entitled to the disputed treatment and assessment plans against Economical Insurance Company, the Respondent.<\/p>\n<p>In the prior decision, the Tribunal agreed with the Respondent that the Applicant\u2019s sustained injuries in an automotive accident were minor, and therefore subject to the <em>Minor Injury Guideline<\/em> as well as the $3,500.00 funding limit on treatment. In response, the Respondent requested reconsideration on the grounds that the Tribunal made an error of law or fact that it would likely have reached a different result had the error not been made, per ground (b) under Rule 18 of the <em>Licence Appeal Tribunal, Animal Care Review Board, and Fire Safety Commission Common Rules of Practice and Procedure<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In review of the Applicant\u2019s submissions, the Adjudicator disagreed with the Applicant, amongst other objections, that there were insufficient reasons to prefer the insurer\u2019s examination report and addendums over the Applicant\u2019s report, stating that it was settled law that the Tribunal is entitled to weigh and favour evidence, with reasons provided in the earlier decision. The Adjudicator ultimately ruled that the Tribunal did not make an error of law or fact, and maintained that the Respondent\u2019s denial of benefits was sufficient and appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>Emily Compton (Insurance Litigation) of Miller Thomson represented the successful Respondent in the proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Miller Thomson\u2019s Insurance Defence lawyers are among the most prominent in their field with experience acting for insurers in the defence of product liability, construction claims, professional liability, personal injury and more. We help our clients efficiently and effectively resolve their disputes in all levels of courts and tribunals, as well as arbitration and mediation proceedings. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/our-services\/services\/insurance-defence\/\">Learn more about our full suite of legal services.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"template":"","class_list":["post-3935","deals-cases","type-deals-cases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ontario Licence Appeal Tribunal upholds denial of minor injury insurance claim as sufficient and appropriate | Miller Thomson<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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