The Court rejected the plaintiff's assumption that he would have worked 50 hours per week continuously until retirement age 67, accepting instead the defendant's lower net weekly rate of $1,800 for calculating future economic loss, on the basis that undocumented contractual arrangements and evidence of past layoffs could not support the higher figure. The Court also rejected the defendant's contention that a 35% vicissitudes discount was warranted by the plaintiff's temporary visa status and pre-injury employment instability, finding on the facts that the plaintiff's demonstrated resilience and successful trade career did not justify a discount materially above the conventional 15%. The precise vicissitudes percentage was not expressly stated, with the parties directed to file final proposed orders within seven days.
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