30 Mar 2010
LAU CHI LAM v. CARITAS-HONG KONG
- Citation
- LAU CHI LAM v. CARITAS-HONG KONG
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCPI41/2009
The court found the 2007 accident materially aggravated an otherwise asymptomatic pre-existing lumbar degeneration producing a mild residual pain; awarded PSLA HK$200,000; allowed past and future loss of earnings and provident fund loss as calculated (multiplier 3 for six remaining years to retirement), miscellaneous special damages and a lump sum HK$30,000 for loss of earning capacity; gave credit of HK$308,048 for employees' compensation and ordered defendant to pay the net sum of HK$413,935.59 with interest and costs.