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Case notes on injuries in the air, at sea and on holiday, and on claims that cross borders.
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- Aviation law
Texas Injury Firm lawyer among Melbourne aircraft crash victims
A horrific air crash and explosion at Melbourne's Essendon airport this morning that claimed the lives of all four passengers and the pilot of the Beechcraft aircraft that had just taken off for King Island included the founding…
- Holiday & travel law
Vacation injuries to look out for these school holidays
Going on vacation is a favourite family past time but sometimes they don't exactly go to plan. Here are the most common vacation related injuries; Food Poisoning Eating is one of the more enjoyable activities when on vacation.
- Aviation law
Qantas steward in WorkCover win over LA arrest psych injury
In May 2013 Mitch Skiboux signed off his QF15 duties at LAX and took a transfer with other crew to the Hilton Costa Mesa for their 2 day lay over.
- Boating & watercraft
Sweet cruise deal
Gary Burke paid $39k for 15,000 Wyndham “vacation credits” via an offer that doubled the credits and provided a two-for-one cruise at $2.5k.
- Holiday & travel law
Facebook brings Woodford brain injury claimant crashing back to earth
A festival goer suffered a brain injury when stage lighting collapsed onto her tent on New Year’s Day in January 2008 has sued the Queensland Folk Federation and the Woodford Festival organisation in the Brisbane District Court.
- Boating & watercraft
Solicitor sues his lawyer, jet ski injury compensation damages not enough
Update — 16 December 2016: The Queensland Court of Appeal allowed Mr Rogers' appeal. It set aside the Supreme Court's orders, struck out only some paragraphs of his claim and gave him leave to file an amended claim.
- Boating & watercraft
Boat thrill rider sprayed on disc thump
The Paradise Point outing in April 2010 was intended to give all staff who rolled up the thrill of an authentic jet boat ride on the Southport Broadwater, 14 passengers at a time.
- Aviation law
PTSD and depression: psychiatric injuries of the mind or organic in origin?
In some cases, not only can a person’s mind be adversely affected by distress and other emotional reactions in relation to a calamity but alterations to neurotransmitter chemicals and pathways, ie organic changes, can also result.
- Aviation law
Psychiatric damages big part of $1 mil award when family told of air crash death
The spouse and children of a vegetation officer killed on the job with a regional shire council have won substantial post-traumatic stress damages for the way they were told of the air crash that took his life.
- Aviation law
Telstra on hook for $16 mil helicopter wire-strike injury
In April 2006 two Endeavour Energy employees were conducting an aerial inspection of power lines and poles near Wiseman’s Ferry north of Sydney in a helicopter supplied – with crew – by Coff’s Harbour based Precision Helicopters.
- Holiday & travel law
Fall from cliff top at night to beach below not of council’s doing
A long weekend beach getaway to celebrate the 40th birthdays of two of the merrymakers ended in tragedy at Stradbroke Island’s Point Lookout.
- Holiday & travel law
Doctor in local lawsuit for Bangkok culinary calamity
The logistical and linguistic hurdles of having to bring holiday injury claims in a foreign jurisdiction can often outweigh their benefit.
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