19 April 1762 Views psychological injury Precautions required “from the moment she started the job”: $435k psych injury win The High Court has rejected the contention that an employer enjoys immunity from liability for adverse health and safety outcomes to personnel who vol Continue reading
24 March 2716 Views First Responders Officer wins $860k for police failure to review mental health prior to return to duty An appeal court has upped the damages police must pay an officer for deploying her back to general duties after the onset of multiple non-work related Continue reading
23 March 1944 Views sexual abuse Theatre man cops second big compo bill for under-age sex abuse of employee The former owner of a suburban Sydney cinema has been hit with a second million-dollar compensation order for underage sex abuse of a male employee in Continue reading
22 March 1939 Views Farm worker injury Judge lashed for poor job on race course worker’s repetitive strain injury reasons What happens if after years of preparation for a trial - a judge fails to give reasonable consideration to a party’s evidence and then provides hope Continue reading
21 March 1574 Views Motor Cycle Accident Court 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 vehicl Continue reading
11 February 2567 Views psychological injury “Torrent of abuse” hurled at vulnerable worker: QIRC allows animal control psych claim A vulnerable worker has rolled a workers' compensation provider on its rejection of her statutory psychological injury claim arising out of daily abus Continue reading
10 February 1920 Views Cruise ship injury Royal Caribbean overturns sex assault suspect false imprisonment ruling A cruise ship passenger awarded $97,000 for being locked up for five days in a windowless cabin as the suspect of an on-board sexual assault must retu Continue reading
09 February 1759 Views metal fabrication injury Employer defeated: ‘trivial event’ not the cause of delayed onset severe pain A sheet metal worker whose delayed onset severe pain began several hours after the injury event has defeated his employer’s contention that his symp Continue reading
08 February 2967 Views adverse action Federal Court tops up injury damages with Fair Work compensation How can an employee who suffers psychological injury from bullying and harassment recover Fair Work compensation as well as injury damages? Continue reading
06 February 2542 Views car accident High Court rules insurers to pay all replacement vehicle hire charges, regardless of ‘need’ Up to now, insurers for a road accident vehicle-at-fault have resisted paying an innocent driver’s replacement vehicle hire charges unless the damag Continue reading
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