Following a mid-trial settlement of a personal injury claim for $450,000, the court determined the quantum of costs payable to the plaintiffs.
The court significantly reduced the plaintiffs' claimed fees from over $335,000 to $80,000, citing bloated docketing, failure to correct discovery evidence under Rule 31.09, and the late discovery of damaging social media evidence.
Certain disbursements for expert witnesses and investigators were also disallowed as not reasonably necessary.
