Following trial, the court requested written submissions on the quantum of damages and the issue of costs in a dispute involving unpaid professional services.
The parties largely agreed on the base amount of treatment and assessment invoices but differed on interest and overall damages.
The court preferred the defendants’ calculations and fixed damages at $14,048.59 inclusive of interest adjustments and prior payments.
On costs, the court considered prior motion cost orders and multiple settlement offers under Rule 49 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, concluding that the defendants’ offers exceeded the trial result.
After setting off various cost awards and applying partial indemnity and substantial indemnity principles, the net judgment payable to the plaintiff was reduced to $48.59.
