MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries

Here you'll find weekly summaries of selected cases provided to Slaw by Maritime Law Book's National Reporter System.

Aug 23

Sparrowhawk v. Zapoltinsky 2012 ABQB 34 

Insurance - Automobile insurance - Compulsory government schemes (incl. no-fault schemes) - Limitation on causes of action - Exceptions

Sparrowhawk suffered injuries in a motor vehicle accident. At issue was whether a jaw injury caused by the collision was a “minor injury” as defined by the Insurance Act, Minor Injury Regulation and Diagnostic and Treatment Protocols Regulation.

The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench found that the jaw injury was not a minor injury.

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