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Motorcycle accident
Case notes on claims by riders hurt in motorcycle and moped crashes, and how fault is shared on the road.
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Picture hiddenMotorcycle accidentMoped wipeout
Greg Ford was riding his moped along Nerang Connection Road in October 2020 when he was wiped out by a Ford Ranger whose driver was attempting a right-hand turn across his path at a Southport intersection.
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Dirt bike injury showdown
Kanimbla is a leafy suburb at the foothills of the northern end of the Macalister Range that forms the dramatic backdrop to Cairns.
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Brain injured mechanic awarded $1 mil for farm bike accident
A 60-yr-old motor mechanic who was thrown over the handlebars of a motorcycle he had just serviced and was test riding on a dirt road, has been awarded more than $1 million for a serious brain injury that resulted from the farm…
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Picture hiddenMotorcycle accidentA white van but can’t say which one: Nominal Defendant pays $844k
Can a motor accident injury claim against the owner of the vehicle suspected to be at fault for an accident also include a side claim against the nominal defendant in case of vehicle misidentification?
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Picture hiddenMotorcycle accidentCourt does own calcs on Park Rd motorcycle crash: expert’s report trashed
Determining what happened and who was responsible for a car or motorcycle crash is often confounded by differing accounts as to the position of vehicles and their paths leading up to the point of impact.
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Hazard warnings part of road repair function: council pays biker $304k for absent danger sign
Councils and other authorities responsible for roads enjoy broad liability immunity for injuries caused by their otherwise negligent omission to keep their streets in good order and repair.
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Three Cs biker overcomes chequered police history to defeat Suncorp shakedown in highway tanker prang
Consistency consistency consistency. The following is a textbook example of how uniformity in a plaintiff’s account of an accident occurrence can trump a determined insurer attack on the claimant's credibility.
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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