11 Oct 2021
SO CHI KEUNG v. HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
- Citation
- [2021] HKDC 1246
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCPI245/2019
The court found the plaintiff not credible, accepted medical evidence that most current disability is attributable to pre-existing spondylolisthesis rather than the 2014 accident, fixed a reasonable sick leave period of eight months, applied a 70% discount for pre-existing condition to PSLA, awarded pre-trial earnings for eight months without further discount because pre-existing condition was already accounted for in the sick leave finding, and concluded the assessed net damages are less than employees' compensation already received so no award is made to the plaintiff and costs are to be pa…