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Applicant ordered to pay $8,419.18 in expenses after his accident benefits claim was found frivolous.
The insurer sought its expenses following a preliminary issue hearing where the arbitrator found that no 'accident' had occurred and dismissed the applicant's claim for statutory accident benefits.
The applicant's paralegal sought to be removed from the record due to a breakdown in the solicitor-client relationship, but the arbitrator denied the request to prevent prejudice to the applicant.
The arbitrator found that the applicant's claim was frivolous and his testimony fabricated, causing the insurer to incur unnecessary costs.
The arbitrator ordered the applicant to pay the insurer's expenses fixed at $8,419.18.
