The Applicant worker, Mr. Griffin, sought judicial review of the Respondents’ decisions about his entitlement to survivor benefits pursuant to the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act. The application for judicial review was dismissed.

26. November 2013 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Workers Compensation Boards – Benefits – Survivor benefits – Entitlement – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Statutory interpretation – Standard of review – Correctness – Reasonableness simpliciter Griffin v. Newfoundland and Labrador (Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Review Division), [2013] N.J. No. 337, 2013 NLTD(G) ...

The widow of Edward Schulmeister (the “Petitioner”) was successful in obtaining judicial review of a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribual (“WCAT”) where the Court found that the WCAT’s decision was patently unreasonable pursuant to s. 58(3)(d) of the Administrative Tribunals Act, S.B.C. 2004, c. 45 as the Panel failed to take the requisite statutory requirements into account

26. December 2007 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Workers Compensation Boards – Survivor benefits – Significant cause of death – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation Schulmeister v. British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal), [2007] B.C.J. No. 2321, British Columbia Supreme Court, October 29, 2007, C.E. Hinkson J. In 1994, Mr. Schulmeister was seriously injured ...