Comparators. When a salary survey is required, the survey should contain information on compensation paid to similar positions in comparable counties.
Comparators. 11. There was no want of comparators in the present matter. Based on these, counsel for the parties suggested awards for pain and suffering that reflected a vast difference in quanta, with the claimant suggesting $200,000 and the defendant $90,000. Some of these comparators were clearly and glaringly inappropriate and distinguishable either based on the severity and/or extent of injuries. In the conduct of this comparative analytical exercise, the court referenced some of the cases that were deemed inappropriate comparators for the purpose of setting the contours of the assessment. In the opinion of the court, comparators even where found unsuitable or capable of being distinguished were still informative in settling the award for the present claimant. As with most personal injury cases, the nature and extent of injuries as well as the pain, suffering and loss of amenity will not always be equivalent. What was required in the current exercise was that the court recognized the contextual realities of the comparators and made the adjustments to reflect same.
Comparators. 15. The following comparators were suggested to the court for consideration:
Comparators. 88. A more complete picture of the existing situation was provided to the Board at the very end of the arbitration process when the City and the Association portrayed current practices in asserting their competing positions. The difficult question is what to make of this comparator evidence. Comparator evidence requires context.
