How does a motorcyclist who was involved in a collision with another motor vehicle have to prove that the accident caused the impairment?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Grieves v. Parsons, 2018 ONSC 26 (CanLII):
Not only must the plaintiff establish that the impairment is a serious impairment of an important bodily function, he must also establish that the condition that meets the threshold was caused by the motorcycle accident (Morgan v. Saquing, 2015 ONSC 2647 (CanLII), at para. 20).
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