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JONES V. STEPENENKO (2016) The insurance company took the position that the plaintiff's chronic pain injuries were capped, and that fibromyalgia could not be caused by an accident. The court noted that in 15 years of assessing injuries, the defence's Certified Medical Examiner had never found someone to have suffered from a "serious impairment", which is a component of whether an injury will be classified as "minor". The court affirmed that Albertans suffering from chronic pain are entitled to compensation outside of the minor injury cap, chastised the insurance expert's lack of objectivity, and held that recognized medical conditions such as fibromyalgia can be caused by a car accident. 25

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