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Court upholds minor injury guideline on shoulder tears

March 7, 2022 by David Gambrill

Partial shoulder tears are “minor injuries” under Ontario’s Minor Injury Guidelines (MIG), which cap accident benefits for drivers suffering minor injuries at $3,500, the License Appeal Tribunal (LAT) has confirmed. Mohd’Ismail Patel, a delivery truck driver, was injured in an…
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Minor Arguments

June 7, 2017 Kadey B.J. Schultz, Co-Managing Partner, Schultz Frost LLP

In hearing disputes over whether or not a claimant’s injuries fall within Ontario’s Minor Injury Guideline, arbitrators with the Licence Appeal Tribunal tend to place greater weight on objective medical evidence and tend to be critical of subjective complaints referred to by medical practitioners.