G. Abols

The accused was charged with assaulting his girlfriend with a broomstick and breaching a recognizance.

Police responded to a 911 call and found the victim hiding in a washroom with a piece of wood embedded in her hand.

Both the accused and the victim testified that an unknown stranger committed the attack in the hallway.

The court rejected their evidence as absurd and internally inconsistent, finding the accused guilty of the assault charges based on circumstantial evidence, but acquitted him of the breach charge.

The accused was sentenced to 12 months in jail (reduced by 4 months for pre-trial custody) and three years of probation.

The applicant was injured in a minor rear-end motor vehicle accident and received weekly income benefits until the insurer terminated them.

The applicant sought arbitration, claiming ongoing disability due to neck, shoulder, and back pain.

The arbitrator reviewed medical evidence and surveillance videotape showing the applicant performing physical tasks without apparent difficulty.

Finding the applicant's testimony evasive and lacking objective medical corroboration, the arbitrator concluded the applicant failed to prove a substantial inability to perform the essential tasks of his pre-accident employment.

The claim for ongoing weekly benefits was dismissed.