S. Brown

A case management conference was held for a personal injury action arising from a 2015 motor vehicle accident.

The plaintiff's previous lawyer had passed away, and the plaintiff had declared bankruptcy in 2019.

The parties required assistance scheduling the remaining steps in the litigation.

The court established a consent timetable for updated records, further discovery, independent medical examinations, mediation, and setting the action down for trial, and directed the Registrar not to administratively dismiss the action before July 31, 2022.

Following a jury trial for a motor vehicle accident where the plaintiffs were awarded $137,000 plus interest, the court determined costs.

The plaintiffs' recovery exceeded the defendant's offer to settle of $125,000.

The court found the plaintiffs were the successful parties and awarded them partial indemnity costs.

After reducing fees for duplication and disallowing disbursements for experts who did not testify, the court awarded the plaintiffs $322,500 in costs.