The applicant was injured in a motor vehicle accident and sought statutory accident benefits from the insurer.
At the scheduled arbitration hearing, the applicant failed to attend, and his counsel successfully moved to be removed from the record due to a breakdown in the solicitor-client relationship.
The hearing was adjourned, and the applicant was notified but failed to respond or attend the rescheduled hearing.
The insurer moved to dismiss the application.
The arbitrator granted the motion, dismissing the application for arbitration due to the applicant's failure to attend and pursue the claim, and awarded the insurer $2,000 in expenses.
