24 November 2781 Views Logistics worker injury Servo worker rolls WorkCover on “injury just waiting to happen” ruling A long serving customer service attendant whose overuse injury was rejected by WorkCover and the Workers’ Compensation Regulator has got up on appea Continue reading
23 November 3100 Views Recreational accident Insurer fails in bid to move $800k partygoer burn injury claim out of C.Q. The Court of Appeal has refused to interfere with the exercise of discretion by the Central Judge in Rockhampton as to the suitability of his court to Continue reading
20 November 3495 Views aircraft accident Emirates Airlines crashes for second time on refusal to pay injured passenger A passenger who sustained a minor cabin injury aboard an Emirates B777 and who chose to sue in Australia has achieved a major legal breakthrough for a Continue reading
27 October 2437 Views office worker injury Court rebuffs WCQ’s stroke compensation claim denial- what are the consequences? WorkCover is required to accept or reject an application for workers compensation within 20 business days of receiving it. That time constraint has Continue reading
26 October 2847 Views sexual abuse Aspiring airline pilot seeks $7 mil in damages for child sexual assault The victim of a sexual assault as a youth by the owner of a suburban theatre has sought damages for the resulting psychiatric injury he claimed preven Continue reading
24 October 2460 Views car accident Economic loss claim trounced: “capable & intelligent” manager will earn just $1.2k/week A mother with an impressive employment history and a string of occupational qualifications has been ruled by the Supreme Court as likely only to have Continue reading
05 October 2457 Views Inadequate training Inadequate training a whole bunch of trouble for Qld banana empire A Far North Queensland farm worker has won a substantial payout for being injured on the job by a falling banana tree as a result of inadequate traini Continue reading
28 September 2729 Views defamation Facebook abuse injury claim seeks “carriage service” damages A retired NSW solicitor who chose to include an injury compensation claim with defamation proceedings he filed in the Federal Court over vile and abus Continue reading
27 September 2363 Views nervous shock Jurisdiction error proved fatal for father’s aircraft crash nervous shock claim The father of an 11-yr-old girl killed when her light aircraft crashed minutes after take-off from an idyllic Hawkesbury River waterway, has lost what Continue reading
23 September 2705 Views Reasonable management action Senior employee wins psych payout for reasonable management action taken unreasonably An employee of a regional council centered on Moranbah in the Bowen Basin has won a ruling that the management action that caused an adjustment disord Continue reading
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