The applicant was injured in a motor vehicle accident and sought accident benefits from the insurer.
After filing an Application for Arbitration, the applicant failed to participate in the proceedings or communicate with her counsel.
The applicant's counsel brought a motion to be removed from the record due to a breakdown in the solicitor-client relationship, and the insurer moved to dismiss the application with expenses.
The arbitrator granted the motion to remove counsel, dismissed the application as frivolous and vexatious due to the applicant's failure to participate, and awarded the insurer $250 in expenses.
