What is the test for determining whether an impairment of an important function is a serious impairment?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Rizzo v. Johnson, 2006 CanLII 34452 (ON SC):
The court in Meyer v. Bright held that in determining whether an impairment of an important function is a serious impairment, the court must consider whether the function is serious to the injured person in question. The court stated as follows [at p. 142 O.R.]: . . . generally speaking, a serious impairment is one which causes substantial interference with the ability of the injured person to perform his or her usual daily activities or to continue his or her regular employment. [See Note 8 below] [page639]
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