The defendants sought costs after successfully moving to strike portions of the plaintiffs' statement of claim.
The court noted that the motion was essentially a demand for particulars and that the plaintiffs' pleadings were defective.
However, the court criticized the high costs incurred by both sides for a motion that could have been resolved through cooperation.
The court ordered the plaintiffs to pay the defendants' costs in the cause on a partial indemnity basis, fixed at $20,000.
