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- Litigation & law practice
N.T. cattleman sues Robinson over crash, claims helicopter "defective"
Robinson helicopters has defeated a Queensland injury lawsuit claiming alleged deficiencies in its maintenance manual concerning inspections of flexplate bolts, rendered the R22 product, "defective".
- Litigation & law practice
Low flying pilot crashes into power line, not liable says court
A pilot who flew into a steel cable at very low level was not liable for the damage claimed by the passenger owner even though flying below a normal safe height, because he was avoiding cloud closing in upon the helicopter.
- Litigation & law practice
Play within a play: courtroom this actor’s stage
A former IT consultant turned real estate agent and would-be actor, delivered a less than convincing performance in a dramatic 3 day injury compensation appearance in Brisbane's District Court in February.
- Litigation & law practice
Fraser Island lake fall: state immunity claim fails, appeal judges rule for Irish tourist
Signs warning of some risk do not make all risks "obvious" for the purposes of Civil Liability Laws.
- Litigation & law practice
Mover injured walking desk through study, claim Fritzzed
To succeed in a personal injury compensation claim, the injured person must prove the injury was caused by a breach of duty owed to them or that something ought to have been done by that person that would have prevented the…
- Litigation & law practice
Suncorp pleads ‘clunker defence’: you knew it was a rust bucket, suck up your brain injuries
Taking risks with the mechanical state of a vehicle could void personal injury compensation for a resulting motor accident if the mechanical fault is the cause; failing to get clear of a vehicle in the middle of a busy highway…
- Litigation & law practice
Injured racer argues liability waiver too broad, CLA not applicable
The too broad drafting of an exclusion of liability clause in a motorcycle race training agreement, has allowed an injured racer to sue the organiser for injury compensation as a result of tragic Eastern Creek raceway accident in…
- Litigation & law practice
Expense & inconvenience too great for multinational corps to bear, safety measure ‘not warranted’
Despite a sub-standard assessment of security risks of the Brisbane locality in which an international company chose to site its business, a security company, the security consultant and the international conglomerate responsible…
- Litigation & law practice
Staff instruction crucial to nightclub assault defence: when is “do as I say” enough?
Policies & procedures and examples set by superiors were central to a $1.4 million injury claim by a 28-year-old fabrication foreman injured in a brawl that boiled over onto the footpath outside a Broadbeach nightclub.
- Litigation & law practice
Skier towed onto sandbank, insurer argues boat sports unsafe
The tragedy occurred at picturesque Chinderah, about 1 km south of the Barney’s Point Bridge as the Tweed bends gently northwards for its last long sweep before emptying through its mouth, the Heads that bear its name.
- Litigation & law practice
Sexagenarian selfie wins limitation extension for legal precinct whack
A self-represented wellness consultant – injured when passing by Santos House in Turbot St on her way to give evidence at the since decommissioned Law Courts complex at North Quay - has gained a limitation extension to pursue a…
- Litigation & law practice
“Mind the gap”: when are verbal hazard warnings sufficient?
A spinal injury compensation claim by a Brisbane function organiser for a fall at a Valley hotspot has failed on appeal.
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