Georgiana Masgras

The Insurer requested an expense hearing following an arbitration decision where the Applicant was only marginally successful, recovering $7,119.94 out of claims potentially worth millions.

The Arbitrator found that the Insurer was predominantly successful and that the Applicant's conduct, including multiple interim benefit motions and failures to produce documents, prolonged and hindered the proceedings.

Applying a 3:1 ratio for preparation to hearing time, the Arbitrator ordered the Applicant to pay the Insurer's expenses fixed at $18,892.61, inclusive of fees, disbursements, and taxes.