Ballesteros v Chidlow & Anor
Fri Feb 9 2007
On 18 February 2003, the Plaintiff Ms Ballesteros was injured when she was the back seat passenger in a vehicle which collided with another vehicle.
Ms Ballesteros sustained the following injuries in the accident:
- Graze to the left shoulder;
- Bruising to the left ankle;
- Bruising to the lower leg;
- Bruising to the left hip;
- Bruising to the chest and stomach;
- Injury to the neck;
- Injury to the back;
Ms Ballesteros was recently awarded the following damages in compensation for her injuries by the Supreme Court:-
- General Damages
- Interest
- Past Economic Loss
- Interest
- Lost Superannuation (past & future)
- Future Economic Loss
- Past Care
- Interest
- Future Treatment
- Past Special Damages
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$ 9,800.00
392.00
40,116.00
991.00
5,115.00
20,000.00
17,846.00
1,259.00
3,800.00
5,00.00
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| TOTAL |
$ 99,891.00
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Note: Ms Ballesteros' compensation for future economic loss, including superannuation was increased on appeal by the Court of Appeal to $40,000.00 as the Court found the award of $20,000.00 was manifestly inadequate in the circumstances.
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