Amaca Pty Limited v. Latz
Latz v. Amaca Pty Limited
Case Nos.
A8/2018 and A7/2018
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
30/10/2017 Supreme Court of South Australia (Full Court) (Blue J, Stanley J, Hinton J)
Catchwords
Torts – Personal injury – Damages – Future economic loss – Where primary judge concluded plaintiff’s mesothelioma caused by asbestos emanating from products manufactured by defendant – Where primary judge awarded damages for loss of expectation of receiving age pension and superannuation pension during “lost years” – Where majority of Full Court held primary judge correctly awarded damages for future economic loss but reduced allowance for superannuation pension – Whether majority of Full Court erred in failing to find primary judge erred in awarding damages for future economic loss during “lost years” – Whether Full Court erred in including allowance for loss of expectation of receiving age pension and superannuation pension – Whether Full Court erred in deducting benefit payable to partner upon death from allowance for loss of expectation of receiving superannuation pension.
Documents
16/02/2018 Hearing (SLA, Canberra)
20/02/2018 Notice of appeal
16/03/2018 Written submissions (Amaca Pty Ltd)
16/03/2018 Chronology (Amaca Pty Ltd)
28/03/2018 Written submissions (Mr Latz)
06/04/2018 Reply
17/04/2018 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
17/04/2018 Outline of oral argument (Amaca Pty Ltd)
17/04/2018 Outline of oral argument (Mr Latz)
11/05/2018 Hearing (Full Court) - orders pronounced
13/06/2018 Judgment (Judgment summary)