Lisa Manninen

The applicant sought reconsideration of a Licence Appeal Tribunal decision denying her attendant care benefits and disputed treatment plans following a motor vehicle accident.

The applicant argued the adjudicator erred in applying the causation test, failed to consider new impairments, made factual errors regarding her pre-accident medication, and exceeded his jurisdiction by ordering her to pay witness fees.

The Tribunal dismissed the request, finding no significant legal or evidentiary errors that would have changed the outcome.

The adjudicator's reliance on pre-accident medical records showing chronic pain and opioid use was reasonable, and the Tribunal possessed the jurisdiction to order payment of witness fees under Rule 8.3 of the Common Rules.

The applicant sought statutory accident benefits following a motor vehicle accident, including attendant care, physiotherapy, psychological services, occupational therapy, and medication costs.

The Licence Appeal Tribunal dismissed the application, finding that the applicant's chronic pain and major depressive disorders were pre-existing conditions and not caused by the accident.

The Tribunal rejected the applicant's psychiatric expert evidence because it relied on unreliable self-reporting that contradicted pre-accident medical records showing ongoing opioid and antidepressant use.

In a post-hearing motion, the Tribunal ordered the applicant to pay expert witness fees under Tariff A of the Rules of Civil Procedure to three insurer examination assessors whom the applicant had summoned to testify.