Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal Decision No. 2132/18
WORKPLACE SAFETY AND INSURANCE APPEALS TRIBUNAL Decision No. 2132/18 DECISION NO. 2132/18 BEFORE: R.M.J. Hoare: Vice-Chair HEARING: July 18, 2018 at Hamilton DATE OF DECISION: October 9, 2018 NEUTRAL CITATION: 2018 ONWSIAT 3185 [39] In evaluating the worker’s...
Shaw and TD General Insurance, FSCO Arbitration A15-007706, Arbitrator Lynda Tanaka, November 30, 2017
“I also accept the ratings provided by Omega in the summary prepared by the executive author, Dr. Harold Becker. TD challenged the fact that where Dr. Robinson or other assessors provided a range of percentages drawn from the interpretation of the AMA Guidelines, Dr....
Morrison and State Farm, FSCO Arbitration A13-004672, Arbitrator Osunde, February 4, 2016
“Dr. Becker testified at the hearing on Ms. Morrison’s behalf. He was qualified as an expert in conducting catastrophic impairment assessments based on the AMA Guides. He testified that it was not his practice to provide a definite WPI rating as the Guides provide a...
Galloway and Echelon, FSCO Arbitration A13-006130, Arbitrator Louise Barrington, May 16, 2016
“Given the admonition of the Court of Appeal to give the concept of catastrophic entitlement an inclusive and not a restrictive meaning, it is appropriate in a case of slightly differing results to use the more generous calculation”.
Monks and ING Insurance Company of Canada, ONSC Lalonde J., June 15, 2005.
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Sabadash v. State Farm et al., 2019 ONSC 1121
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