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Recent Large Ontario Court Settlements for Bodily Injury

The following are the so-called “cluster cases”, decided by Ontario Courts within an approximate 18 month span in 2006 and 2007.

Case:   Sandu v. Wellington Place Apartments

Date of Loss: 1997                   

Decision Date: 2006, Appeal Held 2008

Summary of Injury: 2-year old boy fell out of 5th floor apartment building window sustaining multiple injuries including serious brain damage.

Court Settlement:  Approx. $18M
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Case:  Marcoccia v. Gill

Date of Loss:  2000                      

Decision Date: 2007, appeal held 2008

Summary of Injury: 20-year-old male injured in an Ontario automobile collision, suffered severe brain damage which is expected to require 24/7 attendant care for the duration of his life.

Court Settlement: Approx. $16.9M

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Case:  Gordon v. Greig, Morrison v. Greig

Date of Loss:  2003                    

Decision Date: 2006 and 2007

Summary of Injury: Two male passengers (each approximately 22 years of age) ejected from a vehicle where the driver lost control and the vehicle rolled over; first claimant rendered quadriplegic, second sustained serious brain injury.

Court Settlement: Approx. $11.5M (Morrison) and $12.6M (Gordon)

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