17 December 2309 Views psychological injury Overworked council man wins $1.3 mil for “flawed” performance improvement process An overworked section head of the Cairns Regional Council who was blamed for financial errors and subjected to an unwarranted performance improvement Continue reading
16 December 1982 Views Pedestrian accident Court awards tourist $2 mil for pedestrian accident; $900k for replacement limbs A German holiday maker struck by a car on a footpath when its driver lost control on a Noosa Heads roundabout has been awarded over $2 mil in injury c Continue reading
15 December 2382 Views Construction accident Chance & extent of future eco loss “low”: labourer wins $70k global award An appeal court has overturned a ruling that a labourer “not very interested in obtaining employment” was responsible for his own injury and that Continue reading
04 December 2005 Views aircraft accident QantasLink not Qantas: liability trap for passengers on other airline’s aircraft Can an airline that tickets a passenger for a flight under its name escape liability under air carriage law because the flight is conducted on an airc Continue reading
26 November 1600 Views Supermarket injury Shopper’s evidence “strains incredulity” on surveillance video view A customer who failed in substantial damages asked against Coles for an injury in its supermarket carpark has suffered the further indignity of having Continue reading
24 November 1861 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 2226 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 2384 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 1695 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 1942 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
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