05 August 1223 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 937 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 713 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 2083 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 1993 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 2630 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 1288 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
02 June 1391 Views defective products Jury delivers Roundup a $3 billion product liability verdict Jurors in the United States handed down a USD$2 billion product liability verdict in March after finding the company that produces Roundup weed killer Continue reading
01 June 1498 Views First Responders Two separate accidents, one $635k win When Daniel Murphy pulled over on the Gateway Motorway in 2017, he couldn’t have imagined the chain of events that would leave him physically injure Continue reading
12 May 1534 Views car accident Country road smash tops $100k A country road smash near Beerburrum spiralled into a five-year courtroom slugfest — with clashing medical experts, social media bombshells, and fie Continue reading
02 May 444 Views Motor Cycle Accident Moped wipeout Greg Ford was riding his moped along Nerang Connection Road in October 2020 when he was wiped out by a Ford Ranger whose driver was attempting a right Continue reading
19 April 702 Views defamation Online vgilante ordered to pay for vicious smear campaign For nearly two years, Jasmin Newman lived under relentless attack—not from some anonymous troll hiding behind a screen name, but from an Australian Continue reading
19 March 616 Views Motor Cycle Accident Dirt bike injury showdown Kanimbla is a leafy suburb at the foothills of the northern end of the Macalister Range that forms the dramatic backdrop to Cairns. On an otherwise Continue reading
16 March 1705 Views Entertainment venue injury Corkage dispute leads to knife fight at entertainment venue A night of intended celebration at a popular entertainment venue descended into chaos and a violent stabbing that left one man seriously injured. I Continue reading
12 February 1092 Views sexual abuse Allianz okayed to dump abuse insurance cover for Knox Insurer Allianz has persuaded the Federal Court that it is not liable to cover the majority of child sex abuse insurance claims made against the prest Continue reading
20 January 1089 Views defective products Trampoline manufacturer escapes defective product payout The protagonist in this account jumped on to a trampoline - which he later contended to be a defective product - at his sister’s residence in Brisba Continue reading
16 October 3133 Views Construction accident Worker’s lapse maims offsider; how can victim sue? How can an injured worker recover injury compensation damages for an on-the-job accident when an employer has put in place a safe system of work only Continue reading
13 October 3045 Views psychological injury DV assailant waives spouse’s claim limitation defence from his cell Claims against assailants for injury compensation damages from domestic violence events are on the rise. In May 2023 the Queensland Court of Appeal Continue reading
08 October 3103 Views psychological injury Without warning: emotional worker sues for demotion hurt When can the circumstances of performance counselling lead to a successful injury compensation claim if the worker sues? Consider the case of Rober Continue reading
07 October 2455 Views Medical Negligence GP negligent for failing to follow up non-compliant patient A patient who demonstrated reluctance to follow her GP’s advice has nevertheless sued her for having failed to more persistently counsel the need to Continue reading
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