Claim for weekly and childcare benefits dismissed as applicant failed to prove substantial inability to perform homemaking tasks.
The applicant, a homemaker, claimed she was totally disabled from performing her essential tasks after being injured as a passenger on a bus.
She applied for weekly benefits, childcare benefits, and a special award under the No-Fault Benefits Schedule.
The arbitrator dismissed the claims for benefits, finding the applicant's evidence of total disability implausible and inconsistent with medical reports, her own conduct, and observations by the insurer's representatives.
The arbitrator concluded the applicant was not substantially unable to perform her essential tasks.
However, the applicant was awarded her arbitration expenses as the proceeding was not brought for an improper purpose.
OFSCDRSOntario Financial Services Commission - Dispute Resolution ServicesOct 14, 1993
