Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the appeal became moot after the authority reconsidered and replaced its contested decision
Decisione estratta
Yes. The authority issued a new decision replacing the contested opposition decision, so the appeal lost its object and had to be removed from the docket.
Motivazione estratta
Under Art. 53(3) LPGA and Art. 83 LPA-VD, the insurer could reconsider its decision before forwarding its response to the appellate court. Since a new pronouncement of 4 December 2014 annulled and replaced the prior decision, there was no longer any live dispute.