Dirt Bike Accident Results in Spinal Cord Injury
A young man was seriously injured in a dirt bike accident. He was in his early 20s when he suffered a serious spinal cord injury and became a paraplegic when he fell off his dirt bike while riding on a private track. He had no insurance and thought he had no hope of getting any medical or rehabilitation benefits.
No Insurance? Ontario Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund
Our lawyers reviewed his case and we applied for accident benefits from the Ontario Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund, a fund to provide benefits for individuals injured in automobile accidents, but who have no insurance. To access this fund, strict criteria must be met. The fund sets out to provide statutory accident benefits to people involved in an automobile accident, who have no recourse to automobile insurance. We believed this was the case for our client. We applied for compensation for our client. We knew he needed a tremendous amount of support and applied for the maximum compensation. The Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund denied the accident claim and hired lawyers to fight it. Our lawyers knew that this was our client’s only chance at being able to secure funds for the long road ahead. We knew we had to fight for what was right. Our team knew there would be a tough road ahead and that likely this case would end up being contested along the way. We persevered and took the case to the Financial Services Commission of Ontario last July and last week the Arbitrator found in favour of granting maximum compensation and accident benefits for our client. To learn more about the Ontario Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund visit www.ottawainjury.ca/areas-of-practice/uninsured-drivers/
We are so pleased that our client now has access to medical rehabilitation benefits and attendant care benefits. This will make a colossal difference in this young man’s life. We are so happy to have been able to help our client and his family.
