Geraci v Ketchban [2024] NSWDC 70

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Geraci v Ketchban [2024] NSWDC 70 Hearing dates: 20-22 February 2024 Date of orders: 12 March 2024 Decision date: 12 March 2024 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Dicker SC DCJ Decision: (1) Judgment for the plaintiff. (2) The parties are to bring in agreed short minutes of order within seven days reflecting the Court's reasons for decision. (3) The defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs of the proceedings as agreed or assessed. (4) The parties have leave to make an application within 14 days to vary the order as to costs in (3) above. (5) Liberty to apply to the Associate to Dicker SC DCJ to relist the matter on two business days' notice. (6) Exhibits are to be returned after 28 days of final orders being made. Catchwords: TORTS – negligence - motor vehicle accident -liability admitted - assessment of damages -substantial inconsistency in the medico-legal reports - pre-existing conditions including multiple sclerosis and psychological conditions - whether plaintiff had any, or any significant, loss of salary or earning capacity Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Kerr [2012] NSWCA 13 Avopiling Pty Ltd v Bosevski [2018] NSWCA 146 Brear v James Hardie & Coy Pty Ltd (2000) 50 NSWLR 388 Container Terminals Australia Ltd v Huseyin [2008] NSWCA 320 Curtis v Harden Shire Council [2014] NSWCA 314 Gulic v Angelovski [2018] NSWCA 161 Kabic v AAI Limited t/as GIO [2019] NSWCA 247 Lloyd v Thornbury [2019] NSWCA 154 Malec v JC Hutton [1990] HCA 20; (1990) 169 CLR 638 Mason v Demasi [2009] NSWCA 227 Metro North Hospital and Health Service v Pierce [2018] NSWCA 11 Miller v Galderisi [2009] NSWCA 353 New South Wales v Moss [2000] NSWCA 133; (2000) 54 NSWLR 536 Purkess v Crittenden [1965] HCA 34; (1965) 114 CLR 164 Ramsey v Denton [2020] NSWDC 426 Seltsam Pty Ltd v Ghaleb [2005] NSWCA 208 Smith v Alone [2017] NSWCA 287 Sretenovic v Reed [2009] NSWCA 280 Strong v Woolworths [2012] HCA 5; (2012) 246 CLR 182 Watts v Rake [1960] HCA 58; (1960) 108 CLR 158 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ramona Geraci (Plaintiff) Joseff Kechtban (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: L Morgan (Plaintiff) D Ronzani (Defendannt)