7 Jan 2013
TAMANG UDAS v. GLOBAL SUNNY ENGINEERING LTD AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- TAMANG UDAS v. GLOBAL SUNNY ENGINEERING LTD AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI732/2011
Court found the plaintiff injured at work on 4 November 2010 while carrying two metal scaffolds; defendants breached duties (insufficient training/supervision and failure to provide information/risk measures) and are 80% liable, plaintiff 20% contributorily negligent; plaintiff reached maximal medical improvement with residual restrictions; pre-existing spinal degeneration warranted a 30% reduction to PSLA and loss of earning capacity and halving the future-earnings multiplier from 14 to 7; damages assessed accordingly with credit for employees' compensation and interest and costs ordered.