Chuck Matheson

The applicant was injured in a motor vehicle accident and applied for statutory accident benefits.

After disputes arose, she applied for arbitration but subsequently failed to communicate with her counsel or attend the hearing.

At the hearing, the applicant's counsel successfully moved to be removed from the record due to a breakdown in the solicitor-client relationship.

The insurer then moved to dismiss the application with costs.

The arbitrator granted the dismissal, finding the applicant had abandoned her claim, and ordered her to pay $1,000 in costs to the insurer.

The applicant was injured in a motor vehicle accident and applied for statutory accident benefits.

After failing to participate in the arbitration process and losing contact with his counsel, who was subsequently removed from the record, the insurer brought a motion to dismiss the application.

The arbitrator found that the applicant had abandoned his claim, rendering it frivolous and vexatious under section 68 of the Dispute Resolution Practice Code.

The application for arbitration was dismissed without costs.

The applicant was injured in a motor vehicle accident and sought accident benefits from the insurer.

The insurer terminated Income Replacement Benefits and sought to preclude the applicant from proceeding to arbitration on the basis that the applicant failed to attend section 44 insurer examinations.

The arbitrator found that the insurer's notices for the section 44 examinations failed to provide sufficient medical reasons as required by the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule.

The arbitrator also found that treatment plans were not required for transportation expenses or prescription expenses under $250, and that the case management services claim could proceed.

The applicant was permitted to proceed to arbitration on all claimed benefits.

The applicant was injured in a motor vehicle accident and applied for statutory accident benefits.

After his legal representative was removed from the record due to a breakdown in the solicitor-client relationship, the applicant failed to communicate with the insurer or the arbitrator.

The insurer brought a motion to dismiss the application.

The arbitrator dismissed the application for arbitration as abandoned and ordered the applicant to pay $1,870.32 in costs to the insurer.

The applicant applied for arbitration after the insurer denied statutory accident benefits following a motor vehicle accident.

The applicant failed to attend the scheduled arbitration hearing on time.

The insurer moved to dismiss the application.

The arbitrator found no evidence that the applicant had made a positive effort to advance her claim and rejected her explanation for being late.

The application for arbitration was dismissed, and no costs were awarded to the insurer.

The applicant applied for arbitration after the insurer terminated certain statutory accident benefits following a motor vehicle accident.

The applicant failed to attend the scheduled arbitration hearing.

The insurer moved to dismiss the application.

The arbitrator dismissed the application due to the applicant's failure to attend and lack of evidence advancing her claim, rejecting her subsequent explanation for her absence.

The arbitrator declined to award costs to the insurer as no evidence of expenses was presented.

The applicant was injured in a motor vehicle accident and applied for statutory accident benefits.

After mediation failed, she applied for arbitration.

The applicant's counsel was removed from the record due to a breakdown in the solicitor-client relationship, and the applicant subsequently failed to attend pre-hearings or produce requested documents.

The insurer brought a motion to dismiss the application.

The arbitrator found the application was abandoned or vexatious, dismissed the application for arbitration forthwith, and ordered the applicant to pay $500 in costs to the insurer.

The Applicant sought accident benefits following a motor vehicle accident but subsequently lost contact with her counsel, who was removed from the record.

The Applicant failed to attend the arbitration pre-hearing or communicate her intentions despite multiple notices.

The Insurer brought a motion to dismiss the application.

The Arbitrator dismissed the Application for Arbitration without a hearing under Rule 68 of the Dispute Resolution Practice Code, finding the proceeding frivolous, vexatious, or commenced in bad faith due to the Applicant's failure to participate.

The Applicant was ordered to pay $1,100 in legal costs to the Insurer.

The applicant was injured in a motor vehicle accident and applied for statutory accident benefits.

The insurer paid the maximum limit allowable.

The applicant's litigation guardian repeatedly failed to attend pre-hearings and had filed a parallel tort claim in the Superior Court of Ontario duplicating the issues.

The insurer moved to dismiss the arbitration application.

The arbitrator dismissed the application for arbitration forthwith, finding the proceeding frivolous or vexatious under Rule 68.1 of the Dispute Resolution Practice Code due to the litigation guardian's actions and failure to appear.