Question juridique clé
Whether the appeal against the insurer's opposition decision remained live after the insurer issued a new decision in the appellant's favour.
Solution extraite
The new decision replaced the contested one and the dispute became moot; the case had to be removed from the docket.
Motifs extraits
Under Art. 83 LPA-VD, the respondent may issue a new decision in lieu of submissions. Once the insurer revoked the challenged decision and substituted a new one accepting payment, there was no remaining subject matter to decide.