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Appeal dismissed; Arbitrator's finding that pedestrian's fall caused by departing van constituted an accident upheld.
The appellant Fund appealed an Arbitrator's preliminary decision finding that the respondent was involved in an 'accident' as defined in the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule.
The respondent was injured after falling to the ground when a taxi van she was standing next to suddenly drove off.
The Fund argued the Arbitrator misapprehended the evidence, misapplied the definition of accident, and committed procedural errors.
The Director's Delegate dismissed the appeal, holding that the Arbitrator's findings of fact were supported by the evidence and that there was no palpable and overriding error, denial of a fair hearing, or reasonable apprehension of bias.
