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Case notes tagged “damages”.
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- Litigation & law practice
Likely lad creates hostel havoc: Civil Liability Act no bar to "battery" suit
An aggressive 24 yr old British tourist injured during an arrest in the Roma St backpacker precinct has recorded a compensation win against the employer of an over zealous security guard but was penalised in damages for his "poor…
- Litigation & law practice
Suncorp smashed on time barrier in motorway flying debris suit
As Vanessa Morris was calmly driving along the Logan motorway, building materials and engine parts began raining on her car, as if from nowhere. She lost control and careered her car into the concrete motorway barriers.
- Litigation & law practice
Building owners escape responsibility on CBD glass shatter claim
The owners of one of Brisbane’s oldest high-rise office towers have escaped liability for facial scarring suffered by an intoxicated 29-year-old who fell through a sub-standard glass panel at her workplace building entry when…
- Litigation & law practice
Woolies check out clanger cashes out customer & changes food fall floor claims forever
Retail duopolist Woolworths was last week ordered by Australia’s High Court to let go the $580,000 injury compensation damages ruled owing in August 2009 to Taree invalid Kathryn Strong.
- Litigation & law practice
Irish brogue scores change to amazing rotten luck
A visiting overseas plumber serving out visa-mandated farm duties at a Mungindi cotton gin has been awarded $567,000 injury compensation damages after the court rejected an orthopaedic surgeon’s “blunt” and “unreasonable” views.
- Litigation & law practice
Worker absolved of sins of delay, lives to fight another day
A seriously injured truck driver "of limited education" has won the right to pursue motor accident compensation damages after a last gasp limitation extension hearing to rectify his lawyers' jurisdiction selection decision.
- Litigation & law practice
Sixteen schooner a day miner survives tax and drug slurs: escapes with $380k and pride
In a Supreme Court verdict published last week, a Cardwell mine worker's exaggerated recovery from youthful sporting injuries slashed the compensation awarded for his August 2005 work site accident at Century Mine in Queensland's…
- Litigation & law practice
Suncorp steers by sirens’ song: Classy clipper cuts $500k cheque
Claimants’ medical records can so preoccupy an insurer that they become powerless to resist: like mythical seamen lured on to the rocks by enchanting mermaids.
- Litigation & law practice
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 calamitous for her wellbeing – provides an instructive tutorial on the necessary ingredients…
- Litigation & law practice
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 – who had gone on foot to retaliate against another driver - ran into the path…
- Litigation & law practice
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 accident injuries were resoundingly vindicated last month after a three day Supreme…
- Litigation & law practice
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 the case on appeal to resurrect the view of orthopaedic surgeon Dr Toft that his…
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