On the road
Pedestrian accident
Case notes on claims by people struck by vehicles while on foot.
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Picture hiddenPedestrian accidentPedestrian on a road has same rights as a motorist
A pedestrian knocked down by a passing ute at night on a dark country road has defeated a CTP insurer’s argument that he should have been walking on the opposite side of the road with the flashlight on his mobile phone…
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Picture hiddenPedestrian accidentPedestrian hit on sidewalk damned again by injury exaggeration
A pedestrian hit by car on a Broadbeach sidewalk after a violent two car collision and then had a wall that the car also hit fall on top of her, has been ordered to pay a substantial part of the legal costs of the at-fault…
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Picture hiddenPedestrian accidentInattentive driver not most at fault for pedestrian injury on poorly lit country road
What share of liability should an inebriated pedestrian bear for his injuries if he is struck by an inattentive driver while walking home at night on a poorly lit country road?
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Picture hiddenPedestrian accidentCourt awards tourist $2 mil for pedestrian accident; $900k for replacement limbs
A German holiday maker struck by a car on a footpath when its driver lost control on a Noosa Heads roundabout has been awarded over $2 mil in injury compensation damages by the Supreme Court in Brisbane.
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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