12 February 1388 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 1362 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 3586 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 3436 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 3469 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 2816 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
11 April 4716 Views Medical Negligence Hospital to pay big for patient’s bowel perforations and stroke The cost of ongoing domestic care for victims of hospital negligence is a major component of compensation awards when serious injury results. Consi Continue reading
31 March 3767 Views Medical Negligence Nurses bump hospital bed: ICU patient wins $350k for spinal injury Graham Cleary’s career as a freight delivery driver that involved a large component of heavy manual handling inevitably carried a high risk of devel Continue reading
28 March 4388 Views Cruise ship injury No wriggle room on ACL interpretation: consumers forever on top Australia’s top court has emphatically ruled that the protections that the Australian Consumer Law provide to consumers and small businesses are imp Continue reading
25 March 4161 Views aircraft accident Turbulence event exposes Air Canada to major damages claims A court has ruled that state laws apply to the formulation of damages recoverable by international airline passengers for cabin injuries sustained in Continue reading
07 December 4184 Views car accident No grounds to suspect fraud: insurer must give up surveillance pics An injury compensation claimant who lodged her motor accident claim in September 2022 had a surveillance team assigned to her just one month later. Continue reading
06 December 3003 Views Pedestrian accident Pedestrian on a road has same rights as a motorist A pedestrian knocked down by a passing ute at night on a dark country road has defeated a CTP insurer’s argument that he should have been walking on Continue reading
05 December 3857 Views Entertainment venue injury Expert tradie does job; occupier liable for tragic injury 25 yrs on By what means can those injured as a result of negligent construction more than 25 years ago hold the premises occupier liable and recover compensatio Continue reading
29 November 3925 Views Cruise ship injury Ruby Princess damages fail a playbook for disappointment damages asks Readers will recall that Ruby Princess - a Carnival vessel - sailed from Sydney on 8 March 2020 for New Zealand and returned on 19 March due Continue reading
13 October 4282 Views Medical Negligence Spinal surgery gone wrong: patients in compensation push A spinal surgeon who was reprimanded in 2011 for unsatisfactory professional conduct is facing lawsuits from two patients for spinal surgery gone wron Continue reading
12 October 3914 Views Construction accident Will never work again: court awards $2.8 mil for freak accident Does the occurrence of a freak accident imply that any resulting injury was unforeseeable? In March 2019 Kari Sivonen was helping clear a developme Continue reading
09 October 4682 Views Entertainment venue injury Heavily drunk patron wins $12.5 mil for bouncer retaliation In what circumstances is a nightclub "bouncer" responsible for injuries to an intoxicated and provocative patron who he retaliates against to restrain Continue reading
08 October 3047 Views Medical Negligence Catastrophic surgical outcome: hospital to pay up big Surgical misadventures in the case of infants can have devastating consequences. Sosefina Puletua and her husband had taken their son – around 3 Continue reading
31 August 4435 Views car accident Car accident claimant holds back medical history; wins $285k Just how much non-disclosure of an adverse prior medical history can a car accident claimant comfortably explain away? Talitha Towell then aged 31 Continue reading
29 August 4882 Views Cyclist accident Nothing done to avert risk; court halts $200k to injured cyclist In what circumstances can an injured cyclist recover damages against a local council for failing to remove an obstacle that creates a “not insignifi Continue reading
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