30 March 5192 Views Personal Injury Tiny fire stair height variation a ‘hidden trap’: Physio in $1.8 mil damages win A misstep on stairs rarely results in compensation because it is a function of the person using them rather than of the stairs themselves. Continue reading
26 May 5363 Views Law practice Court rules denial of injury compensation to car thief youth “harsh and unjust” The four boys were glad to find keys in the ignition before rolling the Toyota Hilux ute quietly down the driveway to avoid waking its owners in the T Continue reading
27 May 5028 Views Law practice Car detailer stuck by needle gets $313k for shock and incontinence A “hard-working” hire car worker has been rendered unemployable from the psychological decompensation that followed a seat-pocket needle stick inj Continue reading
28 May 4515 Views Law practice Need for speed cruels rider’s $892k compensation payout It’s a familiar enough puzzle. A driver turning across oncoming traffic claims never to have seen the oncoming vehicle. The other clai Continue reading
29 May 4503 Views Law practice FIFO worker sues for PNG slip and fall in Brisbane Matthew Dornan negotiated his employment contract with PNG labour-hire company Pacific Manpower Ltd over four months while he was working in Queenslan Continue reading
28 June 5242 Views Personal Injury Appeal court slams compo biker’s medical expert “ambush” An alleged affiliate of notorious Brisbane motorcycle gang members must do battle for a second time to gain compensation from the driver whose careles Continue reading
28 June 5765 Views Personal Injury Hotel to blame for lax wet weather safety measures Can a person whose unsafe premises causes an injury, be held responsible for the consequences of a further accident sustained by their victim as a res Continue reading
29 June 5386 Views Personal Injury Feisty street evangelists score damages from police over wrongful arrests Soapbox preachers “moved on” by police from a street corner in Nambour in September 2013 have claimed $120k for wrongful arrest and unlawful impri Continue reading
30 June 5170 Views Personal Injury “Slight shudder” roundabout crash yields $540k for driver A bus driver who "exaggerated" the force of a traffic accident and the extent of her injuries has been awarded substantial damages by a Brisbane court Continue reading
28 July 6320 Views Litigation & Law Practice Airlines’ overseas agreements ruled illegal for their effect on Australian competition Air New Zealand and Garuda Indonesia have both been fined for their role in a price-fixing cartel for air cargo shipments in Australia. Continue reading
29 July 5739 Views Personal Injury Insurer demolition of specialists rejected; assessments ‘substantially’ AMA 5 compliant A week after the July 2015 motor accident in Padstow Road, Eight Mile Plains, Jay Thuong saw his GP for treatment of the gradual onset of neck and sho Continue reading
30 July 4399 Views Personal Injury Coal mine classifies personnel as sub-contractors to crush labour-hire injury A central Queensland colliery has argued that underground miners employed by a third party in its mineshafts were – to avoid injury liability - spec Continue reading
31 July 8235 Views Personal Injury No medical visit till two years later: Nurse awarded $481k A hard-working aged care nurse who failed to mention her work injury - on any of her many post-accident visits - until two years after the event, has Continue reading
18 August 5028 Views Law practice Grade 4 girl gets damages from school for student bullying An 8-year-old girl whose identity has been suppressed, has settled her claim against a Los Angeles public elementary school for bullying. Continue reading
23 June 31757 Views Personal Injury International air travelers warned – ‘Book all air travel from home’ Recent overseas air crashes involving Australians are tragic reminders of the importance of booking every leg of an international journey - especially Continue reading
03 August 53830 Views Law practice ‘U r served’: Court orders damages claim to be notified by Txt A Queensland court ordered this morning that a defendant be served with a compensation claim by way of SMS message to his mobile phone. In Continue reading
04 August 25110 Views Personal Injury Fitness training not sport: Trainers sweat $80k for broken ankle; escape crunch for disc prolapse Courts in Queensland and New South Wales have recently ruled on the liability of personal trainers for injuries sustained by their clients. Send Message
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