Following a four-week trial where the plaintiff was awarded over $7 million for a traumatic brain injury sustained after jumping from a moving school bus, the court determined the costs payable by the defendant.
The court awarded partial indemnity costs up to the date of the plaintiffs' offer to settle, and substantial indemnity costs thereafter.
The court adjusted the 2005 Costs Grid for inflation to determine appropriate hourly rates for counsel.
In assessing disbursements, the court reduced several expert witness fees because the plaintiffs failed to provide sufficient information regarding the experts' hourly rates and time spent.
The court also disallowed the premium for adverse costs insurance, finding it was not a compensable disbursement as it did not advance the litigation.
Total costs of $741,266.08 were awarded to the plaintiffs.
