The law and the courts
Litigation & law practicePage 10
Case notes on running a claim through the courts, from evidence to costs.
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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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Seriously injured driver moved to rear seat after impact?
A CTP insurer’s notification - following the lodgment of a compliant Notice of Claim - that it will meet reasonable motor accident rehabilitation expenses, is routine.
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Appeal judges order Maccas must pay out to playground rescue hero
An appeal court has ruled in favour of a bystander who came to the help of a five-year-old boy who got stranded on top of playground equipment in a McDonald’s restaurant.
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Competing drivers’ duties: heavy weaving vehicle v. "follower" with chance to evade hazard
A bicycle, a tip truck, a utility and a motorcycle were proceeding in line, south along a flat straight stretch of Jacobs Well-Stapylton Road in April 2011. The ute was the first to overtake the tipper.
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Boat fire pastor stays on full pay but duty to re-pay church helps in $700k win
A Townsville outboard motor repair shop has been held liable for income loss sustained by a customer as a result of severe injuries caused by its workmanship.
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A literary offence: teacher sues school over author’s account of heroine’s sex life
A “badly written” account of the goings-on at an imaginary Queensland junior school is alleged to have been based on real dramas in the private lives of staff at an outer Brisbane primary institution, fed to the author by one of…
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Single security guard assaulted on wedding duty by drunk guest, sues venue
In September 2007, a 14 yr retired police officer - now security officer - was assaulted while on duty at a wedding reception at the Victoria Point Sharks Sporting Club.
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Blinded patient sues GP, Appeal court orders $6.7 mil for 3 day treatment delay
Nancy Mules consulted GP Kaylene Ferguson about neck pain on four occasions in September 2008.
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Employer in $2 mil battle over resolution of hostile co-worker complaints
A senior manager and three administration officers employed at a Disability Services Queensland (DSQ) regional office have sued for over $2 million for the psychiatric fallout of a bitter and prolonged harassment complaint made…
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Pilot inexperience a potential factor in budget airline crashes
The current generation of low-cost carriers has created a new market in air travel. Air Asia in Malaysia; Ryanair & Germanwings in Europe; and Jetstar & Tiger in Australia are classic examples.
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Call centre trainee viciously attacked, Optus baulks at $3.8 mil labour hire compo
A call centre trainee - who came within an inch of being hurled from a fourth-floor balcony by another inductee - has argued his employer bore responsibility for the criminal act of which he was the victim.
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Court orders Suncorp to pay up on airport worker’s $1.3 mil brain injury
A town planner responsible for managing landside infrastructure planning at Brisbane’s ever-expanding Kingsford Smith airport has defeated insurer Suncorp's refusal to pay income replacement compensation for a brain injury…
Case notes explain decisions in other people’s cases. They are general information, not legal advice, and every claim turns on its own facts.
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