R9.2m RAF claim crashes over tailgating and lack of proof
A High Court ruling shows that failing to keep a safe following distance – and failing to back up your story with solid evidence – can cost you your case as well as your claim.
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Medical schemes call on Parliament to order RAF to settle claims
The Health Funders Association asks the Standing Committee on Public Accounts to direct the Fund to cease legal action relating to its directives.
RAF loses another medical scheme member liability case
The High Court, endorsing the minority judgment’s view, rules the Fund must pay the medical expenses covered by Discovery Health.
Medical expenses | Court grants leave to appeal in member’s dispute with RAF
The outcome of Discovery Health’s appeal before the SCA will affect the outcome of the member’s claim for R1.4 million.
Court orders RAF to pay medical scheme members’ claims
Another attempt by the Road Accident Fund to contest liability based on the ‘majority decision’ against Discovery Health has fallen through.
Majority judgment ‘does not alter’ RAF’s liability for medical scheme members’ claims
The High Court in Cape Town rejects the Road Accident Fund’s contention that the Mlambo judgment has altered the legal landscape.
Discovery vs RAF: CMS executive says High Court got it wrong
A regulatory expert believes the judgment misinterpreted key legal principles in its ruling on the RAF’s obligation to reimburse medical schemes.
Discovery to appeal ‘far-reaching’ judgment in favour of RAF
The High Court says Discovery Health misconstrued the scope of the judgment that set aside the RAF’s first directive on the payment of medical scheme members’ claims.
How the dispute between the RAF and Discovery unfolded
Discovery Health’s quest for reimbursement from the RAF for medical expenses incurred by road accident victims has faced multiple legal hurdles, with new RAF directives complicating the situation.
Cellphone distractions rise to the top of road accident risk factors
Data from Discovery Insure provides insights into how driving behaviours and road infrastructure contribute to the likelihood of a road accident.
