The plaintiff, Norman Wong, sought costs following a successful motion for leave to issue a certificate of pending litigation and to amend the statement of claim.
The court awarded costs to the plaintiff, but significantly reduced the amount sought and ordered separate payments from the Sereda defendants ($2,000) and the Smith defendants ($6,000), payable in the cause, rather than on a joint and several basis.
The court declined to award substantial indemnity costs from the date of an offer to settle, finding the offer did not fully address the relief granted.
