12 May 5624 Views Personal Injury Third-in-line lawyer fails to take step: adult sexual abuse claim struck out The plaintiff claimed her massage therapist had misrepresented his qualifications as to “counselling”, had inappropriately advised her on personal Continue reading
19 May 5330 Views Personal Injury Taxi abandons drunk passenger "on road to Jericho": QBE picks up bulk of $760k tab for widow A landmark judgment that traverses multiple aspects of the law of negligence this week delivered more than $760,000 to a Gold Coast social worker foll Continue reading
19 June 2890 Views Personal Injury Green light for plaintiff’s second crack: Double D’s can double these ($$) The line of authorities that demonstrates how plaintiffs might recover double damages against joint tortfeasors was bolstered on Thursday by a Supreme Continue reading
20 June 4323 Views Personal Injury Delinquent plaintiff punished: "off with his head!" A “draconian” guillotine order that has the effect of automatically dismissing a motor accident injury compensation claim - should the plaintiff f Continue reading
21 June 6200 Views Personal Injury Chancer’s claim falls flat: WorkCover defeats thoroughly dodgy pretender The spectacular collapse last month of a "deceitful" plaintiff's injury compensation claim was for once a magnificent vindication of the (usually unsu Continue reading
24 July 4293 Views Personal Injury Insurer intoxicated after pedestrian hit on appeal: take a further 20% off Allianz failed to overturn a $160,000 running down verdict on the grounds the trial judge had engaged in unsupported speculation by relying on her “ Continue reading
24 July 5855 Views Personal Injury Jack-knifing trailer kills on single lane bridge: Suncorp keeps most $ but loses on costs The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that a "stoic" plaintiff awarded $200,000 for the death of her 66-year-old workaholic husband should also recover Continue reading
24 July 12092 Views Personal Injury Privilege prevails over staff expert records: defendants to gain forensic advantage Breast Screen Queensland was last week protected by a Supreme Court ruling from disclosing internal communications pertaining to the negligent diagnos Continue reading
21 August 3605 Views Personal Injury Rocklea motorcycle appeal: Suncorp goes down; court slots Q.C.’s domestic ignorance; gives O.T. glowing reception In a joint judgment, three appeal judges last week admonished QC Syd Williams for a "lack of understanding about domestic tasks" over trivialising gra Continue reading
21 August 3138 Views Personal Injury Compensation claim outside 3 years: Plaintiffs escape time bar on "Battery"; do PIPA & CLA apply? Three patrons who allege they were assaulted by police officer Adam Reedy at the Hotel Cunnamulla in May 2005 commenced proceedings for "general, aggr Continue reading
23 August 2501 Views Personal Injury Unpaid helper wins $250k for tree-lopping fall: damages to cushion labour market risk A volunteer tree-trimmer has held a $250,000 damages verdict after the homeowner he offered to help failed to convince an appellate court that no Continue reading 18 September 2368 Views Law practice “Fobbed off” swim student overcomes solicitor’s neglect to scrape home on leave to proceed win Despite no satisfactory explanation for a 3 year delay, a 26 yr old plaintiff was this month allowed to proceed with a negligent "schoolyard supervisi Continue reading 20 September 2503 Views Personal Injury Mill worker’s case crushed: Rejected statutory claim shuts gate on NOCD back injury damages The crushing this month of a Mackay sugar mill worker’s common law damages claim for an over-period-of-time back injury illustrates well the potenti Continue reading 19 September 2951 Views Law practice Paint tinter’s limitation loss shines light on rights information censorship The recent Supreme Court failure of a worker's limitation extension application has highlighted once again how the statutory censorship regime that ap Continue reading 15 October 2315 Views Personal Injury Claimants hold $350k on appeal: paper lift training needed, how to keep safe from assault Appeal court battles - intimidating even the most experienced lawyer – can gain a sense of the surreal for plaintiffs who win a contested trial, onl Continue reading 18 October 3112 Views Personal Injury Court excuses car owner from $200k liability because parent there to make joyride call After Christmas day lunch in 2005, 17-year-old learner driver Debbie-Jo Simpson got permission to take a farm vehicle for a drive with her brother Sam Continue reading 19 October 2399 Views Personal Injury Allianz a slave to doomed appeal strategy: accident injuries confirmed genuine Bitter as they were over the trouncing of their case that mill worker Robert Girone had fabricated his motor accident injury symptoms, Allianz took th Continue reading 25 November 3194 Views Personal Injury Road rage traffic dodger collected on Logan Rd: driver targets home insurer for $660k foot chase death On 27 August 2004, Karla Kalimnios was driving home along Logan Road Upper Mount Gravatt in peak hour evening traffic when knife-wielding Jason Ewen Continue reading 25 November 2371 Views Personal Injury Ambitious sign cutter wins husband but court sees red over injury income pretence Insurer suspicions about the veracity of Gympie girl Tenille Rossi's account of the extent to which she was impaired by her September 2003 motor accid Continue reading 25 November 2632 Views Personal Injury Pac-Fair slurpee fall: plaintiff proves cleaning rotation missed, concealing prior injury excused Eve Lowe’s tumble on the floor surface remains of a red Slushee outside the Australia Post store at Pacific Fair Shopping Centre – while calamitou Continue reading
18 September 2368 Views Law practice “Fobbed off” swim student overcomes solicitor’s neglect to scrape home on leave to proceed win Despite no satisfactory explanation for a 3 year delay, a 26 yr old plaintiff was this month allowed to proceed with a negligent "schoolyard supervisi Continue reading
20 September 2503 Views Personal Injury Mill worker’s case crushed: Rejected statutory claim shuts gate on NOCD back injury damages The crushing this month of a Mackay sugar mill worker’s common law damages claim for an over-period-of-time back injury illustrates well the potenti Continue reading
19 September 2951 Views Law practice Paint tinter’s limitation loss shines light on rights information censorship The recent Supreme Court failure of a worker's limitation extension application has highlighted once again how the statutory censorship regime that ap Continue reading
15 October 2315 Views Personal Injury Claimants hold $350k on appeal: paper lift training needed, how to keep safe from assault Appeal court battles - intimidating even the most experienced lawyer – can gain a sense of the surreal for plaintiffs who win a contested trial, onl Continue reading
18 October 3112 Views Personal Injury Court excuses car owner from $200k liability because parent there to make joyride call After Christmas day lunch in 2005, 17-year-old learner driver Debbie-Jo Simpson got permission to take a farm vehicle for a drive with her brother Sam Continue reading
19 October 2399 Views Personal Injury Allianz a slave to doomed appeal strategy: accident injuries confirmed genuine Bitter as they were over the trouncing of their case that mill worker Robert Girone had fabricated his motor accident injury symptoms, Allianz took th Continue reading
25 November 3194 Views Personal Injury Road rage traffic dodger collected on Logan Rd: driver targets home insurer for $660k foot chase death On 27 August 2004, Karla Kalimnios was driving home along Logan Road Upper Mount Gravatt in peak hour evening traffic when knife-wielding Jason Ewen Continue reading
25 November 2371 Views Personal Injury Ambitious sign cutter wins husband but court sees red over injury income pretence Insurer suspicions about the veracity of Gympie girl Tenille Rossi's account of the extent to which she was impaired by her September 2003 motor accid Continue reading
25 November 2632 Views Personal Injury Pac-Fair slurpee fall: plaintiff proves cleaning rotation missed, concealing prior injury excused Eve Lowe’s tumble on the floor surface remains of a red Slushee outside the Australia Post store at Pacific Fair Shopping Centre – while calamitou Continue reading
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