The law and the courts
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Case notes on running a claim through the courts, from evidence to costs.
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Boat cruise punch-up leads to workplace lawsuit
A year end staff & family day trip to Stradbroke Island ended in a king hit from another passenger that knocked out and seriously injured one of the workers.
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Casino slotted for shift-worker’s ‘sleep debt’
A casino croupier who crashed when homeward bound at 4:00 am after a 12-hour shift has sued the casino for ignoring safety measures she claims would have prevented the accident.
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Court slashes $1.5 mil heirloom claim to $34k
A suspect has successfully sued police for the value of personal items confiscated by them and later inadvertently destroyed.
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Maccas safety suspect, chef fluffs $320k claim
A court has found McDonald’s safety practices to be lacking and customers exposed to injury hazards when cleaning protocols were allowed to be shirked.
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Airport kerbside bang-up, lawyer’s damages cut
A lawyer struck by a minivan as he stepped off the kerb outside terminal two at Sydney's Kingsford Smith airport in May 2008 has successfully withstood an appeal against a court ruling in his favour that awarded $328k damages for…
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Meat worker boned, inconsistencies and exaggeration sink claim
Coominya abattoir operator Green Mountain, has escaped liability for a back injury to an 18-yr-old boning room worker after a Brisbane judge ruled the labourer's evidence of how the injury occurred and the extent of his symptoms…
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Judge overruled on anti-jogger decision
A judges' decision to refuse personal injury compensation to a jogger who collided with an SUV in suburban Kallangur has been ruled by three appeal judges, as illogical and unreasonable.
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Brisbane garden deathtrap, court awards $446k to widow
Indooroopilly homeowners who purchased a residence over two years before their landscaper fell through a rusted drainage grate have been held liable for the financial consequences of his ultimate death, notwithstanding their…
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Bonfire horror engulfs 5, damages bill may exceed $1 mil
The full financial consequences of youthful exuberance have begun to emerge for a Stanthorpe man whose carelessness seriously injured five party guests, changing their lives forever.
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Qantas airport worker wins $225k, occupational physician ‘partisan’
A Qantas baggage handler injured unloading a Boeing 767 aircraft at Cairns airport has won a $225k damages claim.
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Patron neglects vehicle ID window in fast food drive-thru bump
The failure to even attempt to note the registration number of a vehicle, later claimed to be "unidentified", when clear opportunity existed was fatal to a claim for injuries against the Nominal Defendant.
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‘Glow in the dark’ bowling lane action a slippery affair
A worker who slipped on the lacquered surface of a bowling lane during a work arranged tenpin play-off, has sustained a $261k injury as a result of her fall but penalised 40% for her own contribution to the accident.
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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