With no thought of the physical toll that the heavy work might have on his 45-yr-old frame, Jason Kelleher took up his role with
Read moreMarch 26, 2019 | 763 ViewsIn planes and on boats, bad acts by states lay siege to benevolent federal laws
What law must be applied in the adjudication of a claim arising out of an overseas accident that is litigated in Australia? That question frequently arises in holiday
Read moreMarch 18, 2019 | 847 ViewsDIY psych treatment program ruled OK for ambulance officers’ trauma
This first responder psychological injury claim arising from exposure to traumatic workplace events is instructive as to their inherent
Read moreMarch 17, 2019 | 997 ViewsShower glue-job results in $223k soap dish injury to part time tenant
Ben Fisher purchased his Port Hedland three-bedder in 2010. Six months or so later he noticed that the soap holder on the wall of the shower recess – in the residence’s only bathroom
Read moreFebruary 24, 2019 | 1567 ViewsWater spill slip – just 90 seconds after cleaning inspection – wins $477k judgement
What are the hazards on shopping mall floors that cleaners are expected to regularly detect and remove to keep customers safe?
Read moreFebruary 22, 2019 | 944 ViewsMining giant trounced on heavy rock compo hold out to “stoic” new recruit
An “improbable” injury to a dump truck operator, on the job at a Thiess’ open cut coal mine near Mackay for just two months, has yielded
Read moreFebruary 18, 2019 | 1427 ViewsAdrenaline “would have revived her”; $3 mil QAS asthma attack lawsuit fails
Jenny Masson was already wheezing when she came through the front door of her friend’s Brinsmead home. She turned back round to get the Ventolin spray from the front
Read moreFebruary 17, 2019 | 1106 ViewsBurnt bodies & suicides – officer conceals PTSD, refuses counselling: awarded $1.4 mil
An appeal court has cleared a major injury compensation payment to a crack-hardy police constable whose superiors
Read moreJanuary 15, 2018 | 2388 ViewsModel patient wins humiliation $$ after Dr’s unwelcome full body exam
A Gold Coast medical specialist who made a proposition to a patient that she should become his mistress has been ordered to pay compensation for the resulting psychiatric injury and humiliation.
Read moreOctober 20, 2017 | 1679 ViewsSTATE SUNK ON APPEAL, LOSES $558K INJURY IMMUNITY BID
In January 2012 Moyra Roane-Spray was being transferred from an ambulance at the Lamb Island ferry terminal en route to Redlands Hospital when the stretcher she was carried on collapsed at one end.
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