Key legal question
Whether the accident insurer could reduce the disability pension from 50% to 20% as of 1998-10-01 under the applicable accident-insurance rules.
Extracted holding
Yes. The medical evidence showed a material improvement in earning capacity, so the pension reduction was justified.
Extracted reasoning
The Federal Court accepted the court expert's conclusions and found that the insured had at least 75% work capacity in suitable mainly sedentary social work. The contradictory opinions of the treating physician did not outweigh the judicial expert opinion.