30 January 572 Views aircraft accident Engineer liable for missing helicopter fatigue crack A seasoned pilot whose 1965 Bell UH-1H “Huey” helicopter dropped out of the sky in the Snowy Mountains during a long-line lifting operation surviv Continue reading
29 January 581 Views office worker injury Paralegal fails to resuscitate law firm sexual harassment bid A legal assistant in her early thirties launched two different sexual harassment proceedings against a law firm that prided itself on its governance a Continue reading
28 January 452 Views Road & footpath injuries Excited for sure but dog’s propensity to escape unproved At about 7.00 am in July 2021, Harold Lockhart, then aged 73, was walking his Cavoodle along the footpath opposite a residential property in Mountain Continue reading
27 January 403 Views metal fabrication injury Cutting corners: worker gets $250k for shonky system of work Jason Jorgensen was 39 when he walked into a new job at a metal fabrication workshop in Bundaberg on a March morning in 2018, an experienced boilermak Continue reading
24 January 471 Views aircraft accident Instructor intervention the cause of horror runway crash A flying instructor’s failure to strictly observe cockpit control “hand over” rules as an aircraft was rolling for take-off on a country runway, Continue reading
22 January 298 Views Medical Negligence X-Rays unreliable as proof of squash man’s prosthesis failure In early 2011, Stephen Taylor’s left hip was rebuilt with a MSA Size 2 femoral stem designed to sit snugly in the femur. By June 2011 imaging sho Continue reading
02 December 871 Views car accident Shattered life for apprentice Blake Hart was 22 when his life changed on Melbourne’s Western Freeway in September 2017. The promising apprentice roof tiler from Geelong had fough Continue reading
01 December 805 Views Factory accident Back breaking work breaks worker’s back Heavy awkward lifting is often a source of workplace injury particularly in materials fabrication workshops. In a Carrara factory devoted to turnin Continue reading
27 November 723 Views Medical Negligence Far too young to choose Dilemmas confronting the medical profession regarding treatment provided to children are highlighted in a recent case involving the pregnancy of an 11 Continue reading
18 November 1190 Views aircraft accident High Court refuses special leave; Qatar shame to go to trial Five Australian women who were forced off their flight at Doha international airport in October 2020 and subjected to invasive physical examinations i Continue reading
22 October 332 Views Damages Medical victim wins $5 mil cost of care for his remaining years Michael Stewart presented to the Redcliffe Hospital Emergency Department in March 2016 complaining of abdominal pain. The 63-yr-old former New York Continue reading
20 September 992 Views School Injury School liable for after bell bashing At ringing of the 3:04pm bell at Fairfield High School, students poured out, buses rolled up and staff drifted to a meeting. The office shut eleven Continue reading
04 September 930 Views car accident Stoic chippie wins $602k for “minor” injury A hot pursuit by police on a quiet evening in Bundaberg in March 2022 led to injuries to an innocent driver on his way home. Jack Bauer – an 18-y Continue reading
05 August 937 Views Cruise ship injury Ruby Princess damages revisited When the Ruby Princess steamed out of Circular Quay on 8 March 2020, it carried 2,600-odd passengers, 1,100 crew and a viral stowaway that would turn Continue reading
19 July 730 Views Entertainment venue injury Soup spill before slip Is a restaurant liable for the resulting injuries if someone gets knocked off their after slipping on soup spillage? This question sat at the centr Continue reading
02 July 604 Views psychological injury Passers-by not owed duty from suicide At around 2:50 pm on Thursday in May 2014, Amy Mallet attempted suicide by driving her car into a power pole at a suburban intersection in Heath Continue reading
12 June 1879 Views sport injury Long jump sand pit hazard proved on appeal What began as a fun and exciting primary school athletics trial culminated in a serious injury to one of the participants that lead to a Supreme Court Continue reading
11 June 1803 Views sexual abuse Abuse survivor in win against carer, but fails against spouse & state Mary (a pseudonym) is an abuse survivor who was made a ward of the state in 1967 at the age of four and placed with long-term foster carers, the Phela Continue reading
11 June 2266 Views aircraft accident Air Canada mid-air turbulence causes serious injuries When Renae Evans and her daughter boarded an Air Canada flight AC33 from Vancouver to Sydney in July 2019, they had no idea their journey would become Continue reading
11 June 1148 Views Road & footpath injuries Second-hand trauma a question of degree Can an at-fault driver be responsible for nervous shock sustained as a result of being told that a family member has been involved in a minor traffic Continue reading
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