What constitutes a serious impairment for a person who suffers from sleep disorder, severe neck pain and headaches?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Tennant v. Fariba, 2013 ONSC 1676 (CanLII):
A person who cannot carry on his or her daily activities but is subject to permanence in symptoms including sleep disorder, severe neck pain and headaches which significantly affected the victim’s enjoyment of life has suffered a serious impairment. See Kayhan v. Greve (2011) O.J. No. 465 (S.C.J.).
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