Cicino v F & C Tassone & Sons Pty Ltd [2016] NSWDC 191

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Cicino v F & C Tassone & Sons Pty Ltd [2016] NSWDC 191 Hearing dates: 8 August 2016 – 9 August 2016 Date of orders: 23 August 2016 Decision date: 23 August 2016 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Dicker SC DCJ Decision: 1. Judgment for the defendant; 2. The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs of the proceedings as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: Torts – negligence – work injury – whether breach of duty – whether causation established – whether residual earning capacity. Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) Cases Cited: Ceva Logistics (Australia) Pty Ltd v Redbro Investments Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 46 Container Terminals Australia Ltd v Huseyin [2008] NSWCA 320 Graham v Baker (1961) 106 CLR 340 Kubovic v HMS Management Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 315 March v E&MH Stramare Pty Ltd (1991) 171 CLR 506 Mason v Demasi [2009] NSWCA 227 Patrick Stevedores Operations (No 2) Pty Ltd v Hennessy [2015] NSWCA 253 South Sydney Junior Rugby League Club Ltd v Gazis [2016] NSWCA 8 Transpacific Industrial Solutions Pty Ltd v Phelps [2013] NSWCA 31 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jodie Cicino (Plaintiff) F & C Tassone & Sons Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: L Goodchild (Plaintiff) S Flett (Defendant)