What is the test for determining whether a plaintiff has a right to claim compensation for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Alberta (Workers’ Compensation Board) v. Alberta (Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation), 2010 ABQB 368 (CanLII):
Under this analysis, the second issue – entitlement to compensation – falls within the jurisprudence interpreting and applying workers' compensation policies to particular fact situations, and is subject to the standard of reasonableness: Schumaker; Chauvet v. Alberta (Workers’ Compensation Board, Appeals Commission), 2007 ABCA 155.
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